granny

A2 初中 FREQ #3833 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 奶奶, 老奶奶, 老婆婆, 外婆, 婆婆妈妈的人, 唠叨挑剔的人, 接生婆

发音

其它 /ˈɡɹæni/

词形变化

grannies 复数 grannied grannies 三单 grannying grannying 现在分词 grannied 过去式 grannied 过去分词

别名

grammy granni

释义与例句

n. A2
  1. 1.

    A grandmother.

    非正式

    I'm going to be a granny.

    Good morning, Granny!

  2. 2.

    Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.

    婆婆

    非正式

    That granny over there needs your assistance.

  3. 3.

    An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.

    非正式 植物学 商务
  4. 4.

    Ellipsis of granny knot.

  5. 1.

    A grand final.

    澳大利亚 非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To be a grandmother.

    非正式 不及物
  2. 2.

    To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.

    非正式 不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.

    非正式

    granny dress; granny glasses

    1965, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Long brown fluffy hair, slightly curled on the ends, black coat, gold buttons, belt around the middle, bare legs, no socks, granny heels, also black, shoulder bag, black, transistor radio.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

grandma grandmother nan gran nanna grannie granny knot

上位词 3

grandparent old woman reef knot

下位词 1

nan

相关短语

granny shot granny style granny annexe granny annexes granny panties Granny Smith 绿苹果（澳大利亚的一种青绿色苹果） granny dumping granny knot [医] 顺结, 十字结 granny knots granny square granny squares granny flat n. （住宅中的）老奶奶套间 granny gear granny gears granny chaser

词源

From gran(nam) + -y

来源：wiktionary