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GRAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gran mean?
• GRAN (noun)
The noun GRAN has 1 sense:
1. the mother of your father or mother
Familiarity information: GRAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mother of your father or mother
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
gran; grandma; grandmother; grannie; granny; nan; nanna
Hypernyms ("gran" is a kind of...):
grandparent (a parent of your father or mother)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gran"):
nan (your grandmother)
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