Meaning

2 senses
  1. (endearing, informal, usually)A grandmother.

  2. (endearing, informal, rare, usually)A grandfather.

More definitions
  • the mother of your father or mother

Examples

11 sentences
  1. My gran is eighty years old.

    deMeine Oma ist achtzig Jahre alt.

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  2. Tom is now at his gran's.

    ruТом сейчас у бабушки.

    deTom ist jetzt bei seiner Oma.

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  3. Gran, will you show me how to make my bed?

    deOma, zeigst du mir, wie ich mein Bett machen muss?

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  4. Gran is sitting in the rocking chair, reading the local paper.

    deGroßmutter sitzt im Schaukelstuhl und liest die Lokalzeitung.

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  5. I'm my gran's only granddaughter.

    ruЯ у бабушки единственная внучка.

    deIch bin die einzige Enkelin meiner Oma.

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Origin

Clipping of granny. Clipping of grandfather or grandpa.

Clipping of granny.

Clipping of grandfather or grandpa.

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Forms

plural: grans
Singulargran
Pluralgrans

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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