grannyの意味・使い方・発音

granny

英 ['grænɪ] 美 ['ɡræni]

granny (n.): also grannie, 1660s, according to OED, most likely a diminutive and contraction of grannam, shortened form of grandame, rather than from grandmother. The sailor's granny knot (by 1803), originally granny's knot, readily jammed and insecure, is a reef or square knot with the second part crossed the wrong way, so called in contempt because "it is the natural knot tied by women or landsmen" [Smyth, "Sailor's Word-Book," 1867]. Granny Smith apples (1895) are said to have been named for Maria Ann Smith (d. 1870) of Australia, who originated them. Granny glasses attested from 1966.

2.He hands the old granny upstairs and downstairs every day.: 彼は毎日そのおばあさんを助けて階段を上り下りした。

3.The children were all ears when Granny told them stories.: おばあちゃんが話をしている間、子供たちは一心不乱に聞いていた。

4. Granny cooked a chicken especially for the wounded soldier.: おばあさんは特に負傷者のために鶏を煮込んだ。

5. Granny has clear impressions of her childhood.

おばあちゃんは自分の子供時代をよく覚えている。