Standard Lemma guide

gran

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɹæn/
  • British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard: /ɡɹan/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland, Wales: /ɡɾan/
  • Australian: /ɡɹæːn/
  • New-Zealand: /ɡɹɛn/
  • rhymes with -æn
  • CMU ARPABET: G R AE1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Norwegian, Swedish, or Tagalog.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A municipality and village therein, in Innlandet, Norway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Esztergom

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A grandmother.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: endearing, informal, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A grandfather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: endearing, informal, rare, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the mother of your father or mother

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, nan, nanna

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grandparent

Narrower terms: nan

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Gran. Also borrowed from Tagalog Gran.

Borrowed from German Gran.

Clipping of granny.

Clipping of grandfather or grandpa.