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Noun: granny  gra-nee
  1. [Brit] The mother of your father or mother
    - grandma, grandmother, grannie [Brit], gran, nan [Brit, informal], nanna [Brit, informal], grandmama [archaic], nana [informal], grandmamma [archaic], nanny [Brit, informal]
     
  2. An old woman
     
  3. A reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
    - granny knot

Derived forms: grannies

Type of: flat knot, grandparent, old woman, reef knot [Brit, Cdn], square knot [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Granny, Iliko, Illarion and I