Grans Meaning in English

word · lemma: gran

US

UK

Definition

A casual, affectionate way to refer to one's grandparents, usually both grandmothers and grandfathers.

Usage & Nuances

'Grans' is informal and mainly used in the UK, especially by children or when speaking fondly about grandparents. Not used in formal writing. It can refer to both grandmothers and grandfathers. In America, 'grandparents' is more common.

• Spanish: abuela(s) (coloquial) - abuelito(s) (coloquial)
• Portuguese (BR): vovó(s) (coloquial) - vovô(s) (coloquial)
• Portuguese (PT): avó(s) (coloquial) - avô(s) (coloquial)
• Chinese (Simplified): 奶奶们（口语）- 外婆们（口语）- 爷爷们（口语）- 外公们（口语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 奶奶們（口語）- 外婆們（口語）- 爺爺們（口語）- 外公們（口語）
• Hindi: दादी-नानी/दादा-नाना (बोलचाल)
• Arabic: الجدات (عامية) - الأجداد (عامية)
• Bengali: দাদু-নানু - দাদা-নানি (অত্যন্ত ঘনিষ্ঠ শব্দ)
• Russian: бабушка и дедушка (ласк.) - бабули и дедули (разг.)
• Japanese: おじいちゃんとおばあちゃん
• Vietnamese: ông bà (thân mật) - ông ngoại bà ngoại (thân mật)
• Korean: 할머니 할아버지 (친근하게)
• Turkish: büyükanne ve büyükbaba (samimi)
• Urdu: دادا دادی - نانا نانی (محبت بھرے انداز میں)
• Indonesian: kakek nenek (akrab)

Example Sentences

My grans live in the countryside.

basic

Both my grans always spoil me with hugs and sweets.

natural

Whenever I'm sad, I call my grans for a chat.

natural

We visit our grans every Sunday.

basic

My grans make the best cookies.

basic

The holiday isn't complete until we've seen the grans.

natural