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gran

(ɡræn)
n
an informal word for grandmother
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gran - the mother of your father or mothergran - the mother of your father or mother
grandparent - a parent of your father or mother
nan - your grandmother
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Translations

gran

[græn] N (Brit) → abuelita f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gran

[ˈgræn] (British) nmémé f, mamie f
Happy birthday, gran! → Joyeux anniversaire mémé !
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gran

n (inf)Oma f (inf), → Omi f (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gran

[græn] n (Brit) → nonna
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
1830 is called the "gran seco," or the great drought.
But I don' know what Parson Irwine 'ull say at his gran' favright Adam Bede a-turnin' Methody."
But he was a gran' bhoy all the same, an' I'm only a mudtipper wid a hod on me shoulthers.
It 'uz de GRAN' MOGUL-- I 'uz chambermaid on her for eight seasons in de Cincinnati en Orleans trade.
Every day the coast looked the same, as though we had not moved; but we passed various places--trading places--with names like Gran' Bassam Little Popo, names that seemed to belong to some sordid farce acted in front of a sinister backcloth.
Gran Colombia and Western Atlas will enter into definitive agreements with respect to the Private Placement and the Increible Transaction following completion of satisfactory due diligence by the parties.
The blaze - described by the local fire department as "a monster" - was racing across parched woodlands into Tamadaba Natural Park, regarded as one of the jewels of Gran Canaria, a mountainous volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago off north-west Africa.
According to Gran, CCTV footage helped police identify Xiang, supervisor of Kang in the call center where they reportedly worked.
That version will be powered by a new straight six petrol engine developing 340hp which gives the 8 Series Gran Coupe a 0 to 60 time of 5.2 seconds, a restricted top speed of 155mph and an official fuel return of 38.2mpg at best.
Joining the BMW 8 Series Coupe and BMW 8 Series Convertible as the third model in the 8 Series range, the Gran Coupe has a character all of its own, combining smile-inducing performance and design shaped by dynamism and elegance with significantly increased spaciousness for passengers in the rear seats, a press release said.