gran

[US]/græn/
[UK]/ɡræn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

abbr. Global Rescue Alert Network.
Word Forms
Pluralgrans

Phrases & Collocations

great-grandmother

granite

Example Sentences

I love visiting my gran on weekends.

She's a sweet old gran who bakes the best cookies.

My gran always tells the best stories from her youth.

I inherited my love for gardening from my gran.

Every Christmas, the whole family gathers at my gran's house.

My gran's homemade soup is the best remedy for a cold.

I miss my gran's warm hugs and comforting words.

My gran's wisdom and life experiences inspire me every day.

My gran taught me how to knit when I was a child.

I always cherish the memories of baking with my gran as a child.

Real-world Examples

" My gran says that's rubbish, " piped up Neville.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Panhaggerty was lovely -I think cos that's something my gran used to make as well, so...

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

" Because Griselda Marchbanks is a friend of my gran's, and she's never mentioned the Malfoy's."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Well, what'll you give your gran" ?

Source: Garden Party (Part 2)

Would we live in gran's house or your house?

Source: True Blood Season 3

And your gran would yell about you putting on sunscreen.

Source: True Blood Season 3

Remember when your gran was layin' here all bloody and dead?

Source: True Blood Season 2

" grandma" , " granny" , " gran" , " nan" , " nanna" , or " nannah" .

Source: Engvid-Gill Course Collection

" My grans always said You-Know-Who would come back one day. She says if Dumbledore says he's back, he's back."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Didn't you for one second think what gran would say?

Source: True Blood Season 2

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