Word · Frequency #7205
granny
/ˈɡræni/
noun
祖母；外祖母
the mother of your father or mother
- 1.
the mother of your father or mother
祖母；外祖母
- 2.
an old woman
老妇人
- 3.
a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
打错方向的平结,因此不牢固
老妇人；反向平结；不牢靠的平结；打错方向的平结,因此不牢固；奶奶；老奶奶
In use
My granny often bakes bread on Sunday mornings.
I visited my granny in the hospital yesterday.
Our granny used to tell us folk tales before bedtime.
someone's granny
常用所有格形式指代自己的奶奶或外婆。
My granny lives in the countryside.
我奶奶住在乡下。
granny + verb
Granny bakes the best apple pies.
奶奶烤的苹果派最好吃。
like a granny
常用来形容动作缓慢或保守。
He drives like a granny.
他开车慢得像老奶奶。
Connections
Collocations
- granny flat
- 祖母套房（后院独立小屋）
- They built a granny flat in the backyard for her.他们在后院为她建了一个祖母套房。
- granny Smith
- 青苹果（Granny Smith苹果）
- I prefer Granny Smith apples for baking pies.我喜欢用青苹果做苹果派。
- granny glasses
- 老奶奶眼镜（圆形金属框眼镜）
- She wore a pair of granny glasses that made her look scholarly.她戴着一副老奶奶眼镜，看起来很博学。
- visit granny
- 看望奶奶
- We visit granny every Sunday afternoon.我们每个周日下午都去看望奶奶。
- granny's house
- 奶奶家
- The kids love spending the summer at granny's house.孩子们喜欢在奶奶家过夏天。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
granny 发音类似'格兰尼'，可联想为一位名叫格兰尼的慈祥老奶奶。
Context & Register
非正式，常用于家庭或熟人之间的亲切称呼；指祖母或外祖母时带有温暖、亲昵的语气。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 grannies。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words (nanny, canny, fanny, danny, manny) rhyme with granny, all pronounced with /æni/. Note 'many' (/ˈmeni/) has a different vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.