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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 motherplay

  Familiarity information: GRAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAN (noun)


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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