granny

Etymology 1

* gran(nam) + -y

noun

1. (colloquial) A grandmother.
   I'm going to be a granny.
   Travelling with their granny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays! November 16 2022, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55
2. (colloquial, derogatory) An elderly woman.
   There are too many grannies around here getting in the way.
3. (knots) A granny knot.
   The suitcase was old. The brown leather was battered and scuffed. Two hanks of clothesline had been wrapped around it and tied in large, clownish grannies. 1977, Stephen King, Children of the Corn
4. (farming, colloquial) An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.

adj

1. (informal) typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.
   granny dress; granny glasses
   1965, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Long brown fluffy hair, slightly curled on the ends, black coat, gold buttons, belt around the middle, bare legs, no socks, granny heels, also black, shoulder bag, black, transistor radio.

verb

1. (informal, intransitive) To be a grandmother.
2. (informal, intransitive) To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.

Etymology 2

* gran(d) + -y

noun

1. (Australia, colloquial) A grand final.
   On the morning of the 'granny', the three Vizards would hop into Godfrey's Dodge and head off towards the MCG. 2007, Steve Bedwell, Vizard Uncut, Melbourne University Publish, page 30
   Jase was controversially suspended and prevented from playing in the granny. 2016, Brent Harvey, Boomer, Macmillan Publishers Aus.
   "Dad, I got some good news and bad news. Good news is I'll be playing in the granny. Bad news is you'll have to hop on a plane.” 2020, Marlion Pickett, Dave Warner, Belief, Simon and Schuster