gran

noun

ˈgran How to pronounce gran (audio)
: grandmother sense 1

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That’s where my mum and her sisters were raised, and my gran still lives there. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025 That aging ensemble bursts with talent — so much so that its writers don’t mind killing off the occasional gramps or gran. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 Chapters alternate between the search for the missing egg and excerpts from Molly’s gran’s diary, which unlocks the key to everything. — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 6 July 2025 The staff also rides in the Trek 100, a gran fondo and century that winds through the Wisconsin countryside. — Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 See All Example Sentences for gran

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gran was in 1829

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“Gran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gran. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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