granny

おばあちゃん、祖母

自分の母や父の母親を親しみを込めて呼ぶ言葉。

やさしい英語で： The mother of your mother or father.

• My granny lives nearby.
• We visited Granny last Sunday.
• Both my grannies came to my birthday party.

類義語： grandmother, grandma, nan

よく使う表現： my granny, granny and grandad, visit granny

おばあさん

孫がいるかどうかに関係なく、年を取った女性。

やさしい英語で： An old woman, whether or not she has grandchildren.

• A little granny waved at us.
• The film follows two grannies on holiday.
• He helped an old granny carry her shopping.

類義語： old lady

よく使う表現： little granny, old granny, sweet granny

おばあさん風の、古風な

年配の女性の服や小物を思わせる、昔風の様式の。

やさしい英語で： Having the old-fashioned style of clothes or accessories associated with elderly women.

• She wore granny glasses.
• Those granny shoes look surprisingly comfortable.
• Granny dresses became fashionable again that summer.

類義語： old-fashioned

よく使う表現： granny glasses, granny dress, granny shoes