gran

CEFRB1

/ɡɹæn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An informal word for grandmother.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A grandfather.

Examples

  • "Gran Torino" is a modern revisitation of Western movies.

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

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɡɹan/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. A surname from Norwegian, Swedish, or Tagalog.

  2. A grandmother.

More examples

In context
  • My gran is eighty years old.

  • For a long time Gran was the residence of the Court, though it subsequently yielded to the sway of the Mongols.

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Origin

noun

Clipping of granny.