granny

CEFRA2

/ˈɡɹæni/

noun

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My granny spoke longingly of the halcyon days of her childhood.
"Do you remember your grandmother's first name?" "No, I just always called her Granny."

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Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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Travelling with their granny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays!
2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55
The suitcase was old. The brown leather was battered and scuffed. Two hanks of clothesline had been wrapped around it and tied in large, clownish grannies.
1977, Stephen King, Children of the Corn
On the morning of the 'granny', the three Vizards would hop into Godfrey's Dodge and head off towards the MCG.
2007, Steve Bedwell, Vizard Uncut, Melbourne University Publish, →ISBN, page 30
Jase was controversially suspended and prevented from playing in the granny.
2016, Brent Harvey, Boomer, Macmillan Publishers Aus., →ISBN
"Dad, I got some good news and bad news. Good news is I'll be playing in the granny. Bad news is you'll have to hop on a plane.”
2020, Marlion Pickett, Dave Warner, Belief, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

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From gran(nam) + -y.