Granny and Nanny

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Granny noun - The mother of your father or mother.

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Nanny and granny are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nanny" instead a noun "Granny".

Nearby Word: grannie

Nanny noun - A girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children.

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Granny and nanny are semantically related. You can use "Granny" instead a noun "Nanny".

Nearby Word: Nannie

Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Granny and Nanny, not to mention the Feegles - but Tiffany bears up pretty well, considering.

Source: Discworld / The Wee Free Men
In Discworld Granny and Nanny comment on how there is too much "making your own entertainment" these days, they never had time for it when they were young.

Source: A Good, Old-Fashioned Paint Watching
No pentagrams or candles, to Magrat's dismay, but Granny and Nanny generally thumb their noses at that stuff.

Source: Summoning Ritual

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