granny flat
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dwelling detached from a primary residence, traditionally designated for a member of an extended family to live in.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Informal
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: granny annexe, granny room, in-law unit, mother-in-law apartment, secondary suite, casita, garden apartment, ADU (“accessory dwelling unit”)"
- "Hundreds of people have built houses, granny flats, apartments and log cabins without planning permission across Ireland in the last 15 years."
- "AARP, the research and advocacy behemoth, has begun aggressively promoting the spread of these units, often referred to as casitas or, more cheekily, granny flats."
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Informal