GRANNY
Dictionary entry overview: What does granny mean?
• GRANNY (noun)
The noun GRANNY has 3 senses:
1. the mother of your father or mother
2. an old woman
3. a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
Familiarity information: GRANNY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GRANNY (noun)
Meaning:
The mother of your father or mother
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
gran; grandma; grandmother; grannie; granny
Hypernyms ("granny" is a kind of...):
grandparent (a parent of your father or mother)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "granny"):
nan (your grandmother)
Meaning:
An old woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("granny" is a kind of...):
old woman (a woman who is old)
Meaning:
A reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
granny knot; granny
Hypernyms ("granny" is a kind of...):
flat knot; reef knot (a square knot used in a reef line)
