# granny

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹæni/ · frequency rank #12,784

## Definitions
1. A grandmother.
2. Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.
3. An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.
4. Ellipsis of granny knot.

## Etymology
From gran(nam) + -y

## Easily confused with
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granny-vs-gray)
- **grant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granny-vs-grant)
- **gravy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granny-vs-gravy)
- **grants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granny-vs-grants)
- **grassy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granny-vs-grassy)
- **grundy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granny-vs-grundy)
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gran-vs-granny)
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grand-vs-granny)
- **grain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grain-vs-granny)
- **Grady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grady-vs-granny)
- **Ginny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginny-vs-granny)
- **grande** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grande-vs-granny)
- **Grammy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grammy-vs-granny)
- **grains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grains-vs-granny)
- **grange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grange-vs-granny)
- **grainy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grainy-vs-granny)
- **granary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granary-vs-granny)

## Common misspellings (8)
`garnny`, `ggranny`, `grannyy`, `grany`, `granyn`, `grnany`, `grranny`, `rganny`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/granny