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GRANNY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

Synonyms:

granny; granny knot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("granny" is a kind of...):

flat knot; reef knot (a square knot used in a reef line)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The mother of your father or mother

Synonyms:

gran; grandma; grandmother; grannie; granny; nan; nanna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An old woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("granny" is a kind of...):

old woman (a woman who is old)

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