- an informal word for grandmother
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gran
(gran),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
- Informal Termsgrandmother.
- by shortening 1860–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gran /ɡræn/ n
'gran' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chaco
- gangrene
- Graian Alps
- Gran Canaria
- Gran Chaco
- Grand Canary
- Gran Paradiso
- gran turismo
- GT
- Las Palmas
- Arroyo Grande
- gram
- granary
- grandiose
- grange
- granite
- Granite City
- granite paper
- Granite State
- granitize
- granny
- granny dress
- granny dumping
- granny flat
- granny glasses
- granny knot
- Granny Smith
- granolith
- Gran Turismo Omologato
- granular
- granulate
- granulated sugar
- granuloblast
- graphic granite
- GTO
- Lengua