granny

A noun referring to the mother of one's father or mother, or informally to an elderly woman; also used in nautical contexts for a type of insecure knot.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى أم الأب أو الأم، ويُستخدم أيضًا بشكل غير رسمي للإشارة إلى امرأة مسنّة. كما يُستعمل في السياق البحري للإشارة إلى عقدة غير موثوقة.

1. Grandmother A1 informal

   The mother of one's father or mother.

   • My granny bakes the best cookies.
   • We visit granny every Sunday.
   • Granny told me stories about her childhood.

   🌐الجدة

   المرادفات: gammygramgrangrandmagrandmothergrannienan

2. Elderly woman A2 informal

   An informal term for an older woman.

   • A little granny was feeding the pigeons in the park.
   • The granny next door always waves hello.
   • That granny has lived in this town for 80 years.

   🌐امرأة مسنّة

   المرادفات: grangrandmaold lady

3. Insecure knot C1 informal

   A type of knot, similar to a reef knot but tied incorrectly, making it unstable.

   • He tied a granny instead of a proper reef knot.
   • The rope came undone because it was a granny knot.
   • Make sure you don't tie a granny when securing the boat.

   🌐عقدة الجدة

• granny's possessive singular form