Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun granny

3 senses of granny

Sense 1
grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna -- (the mother of your father or mother)
       => grandparent -- (a parent of your father or mother)

Sense 2
granny -- (an old woman)
       => old woman -- (a woman who is old)

Sense 3
granny knot, granny -- (a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure)
       => reef knot, flat knot -- (a square knot used in a reef line)

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