gran
/ɡɹæn/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
British/ɡɹan/
gran noun: a grandmother.
Noun (1)
gran (plural grans)
- A grandmother.
Noun (2)
gran (plural grans)
- A grandfather.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Gran
Gran (countable and uncountable, plural Grans)
- A surname from Norwegian, Swedish, or Tagalog.
- A municipality and village therein, in Innlandet, Norway.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Gran
Gran
- Esztergom
- For a long time Gran was the residence of the Court, though it subsequently yielded to the sway of the Mongols.1869, Julia Clara Byrne, Pictures of Hungarian Life, page 107
gran meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gran in Hindi
- ग्रैन
gran in Tamil
- கிரான்
gran in Marathi
- ग्रॅन
gran in Urdu
- گران
More languagesFewer languages
- gran in Bengali
- গ্র্যান, গ্রান
- gran in Telugu
- గ్రాన్, గ్ర్యాన్
- gran in Malayalam
- ഗ്രാന്, ഗ്രാൻ
- gran in Kannada
- ಗ್ರ್ಯಾನ್, ಗ್ರಾನ್
- gran in Punjabi
- ਗ੍ਰੈਨ
- gran in Gujarati
- ગ્રાન
- gran in Odia
- ଗ୍ରାନ୍, ଗ୍ରାନ
- gran in Nepali
- ग्रान, ग्र्यान
Forms of gran
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | grans |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Grans |
| alternative form | Grann |
Origin of gran
Clipping of granny.
Clipping of grandfather or grandpa.
Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Gran. Also borrowed from Tagalog Gran.
Words formed from gran
Phrases with gran
Words that rhyme with gran
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- clan
- ban
- Cheyenne
- Longshan
- Nanshan
- plan
- an
- gan
- Gushan
- han
- Hongshan
- mann
- nan
- stan
- tan
- unman
- Baoshan
- Dongshan
- flan
- Heshan
- Jinshan
- langshan
- marzipan
- panne
- Qishan
- ran
- rattan
- bantustan
- began
- chan
- Fengshan
- Fran
- Guanshan
- Hengshan
- Huangshan
- Huishan
- japan
- Lausanne
- Lianshan
- Lushan
- Marianne
- Pingshan
- scran
- sedan
- shan
- than
- trapan
- trepan
Questions about gran
- What does gran mean?
- Gran means a grandmother.
- What is gran in Hindi?
- Gran in Hindi is ग्रैन. See Gran meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gran?
- Gran can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gran?
- Gran is pronounced /ɡɹæn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gran?
- The plural of gran is grans.
Words near gran in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gran (page history and authors); Gran (page history and authors); gran (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gran (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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