granny

Example Sentences

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"The Gruffalo said to his daughter one day, Your Gruffalo granny is coming to stay."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Kids are chatting or walking—solo, in pairs or trios—and a mother or granny holds a girl’s hand, probably waiting for an older sibling to come out of school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

When he moved out, Jamie went to live with his granny and one of his brothers.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Darius: We had to dress to impress and I wanted to bring the queens — my mother, my granny and my auntie — to see the queens.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

She was not disguised, it was simply that the bent back and the chickens, legs tied together, transformed her into a granny, obviously coming from or going to market.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry