Grannie Meaning in English

word

US

ɡɹæni

GRAN-ee

UK

ɡɹˈæni

GRAN-ee

释义

An informal and affectionate word for grandmother.

用法与细微差别

Very informal and mostly used by children or within families. Similar to 'grandma' or 'nan', but more old-fashioned or British. Not used in formal writing.

• Spanish: abuelita
• Portuguese (BR): vovó
• Portuguese (PT): avózinha
• Chinese (Simplified): 奶奶 (亲切) - 外婆 (亲切)
• Chinese (Traditional): 奶奶 (親切) - 外婆 (親切)
• Hindi: दादी (प्यारा) - नानी (प्यारा)
• Arabic: جدتي (تحبب)
• Bengali: ঠাম্মা - দাদিমা - নানী
• Russian: бабуля
• Japanese: おばあちゃん
• Vietnamese: bà ngoại - bà nội
• Korean: 할머니
• Turkish: babaanne - anneanne
• Urdu: دادی اماں - نانی اماں
• Indonesian: nenek

例句

My grannie bakes the best cookies.

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I visit my grannie every weekend.

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Grannie gave me a big hug.

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Whenever I'm sad, my grannie knows how to cheer me up.

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We're having dinner at grannie's house tonight.

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Don’t forget to call your grannie—she misses you.

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