granniness

Noun

granniness (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, rare) The quality of being a granny.
   • In fact, Angela Lansbury’s bawdy, chattering, equivocal Granny—a super opportunity glintily grasped—is as likely to entertain young Rosaleen with such coarsenesses as ‘. . . and she found another husband not too shy to piss into a pot’ as to scare her with warnings about men whose eyebrows meet...1984 September 21, John Coleman, “Films”, in New Statesman, volume 108, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 41, column 3
   • What do grannies do? Well, they help around the house, do some cooking, love to be with kids, keep a house neat as a pin, lend moral support, plant-sit, pet-sit, handle food shopping, tell stories, and a whole lot more. If you’re a closet granny, this is a wonderful opportunity for you to earn...1991, Jay Conrad Levinson, “Rent-a-Granny”, in 555 Ways to Earn Extra Money: Revised for the ’90s, New York, N.Y.: Owl Books, →ISBN, chapter 3 (Earning Extra Money Because You’re Oriented to...