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# gran

noun (gran, grans)

«gran» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Gran is a friendly, informal word for grandmother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday family life children call their grandmother Gran, Granny, Grandma or Nan; in stories gran tells tales, bakes and looks after the children. Phrases: my gran, Gran's house, Gran and Grandad, visit Gran.

### Examples

- We are going to Gran's house for the weekend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/#x1)
- My gran makes the best scones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/#x2)
- Gran, can you read me a story? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/#x3)
- My gran is my mum's mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/#x4)
- Gran and Grandad live by the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/#x5)
- I phoned Gran on her birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/#x6)

### Note

Informal. Mostly British, Irish, Scottish, Australian and New Zealand English; American children more often say Grandma. Used as a name it takes a capital: «Hello, Gran». Your gran is your mother's or father's mother.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gran» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gran/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gran» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gran.html) on Mova free.