Granny women were healers and midwives in Southern Appalachia and the Ozark Mountains, documented as practicing from the 1880s to the 1930s. They were usually elder women in the community and were often the only practitioners of healthcare in the poor rural areas of Southern Appalachia.
双语例句
1
The girl ran up to the old woman, took the basket from her2 and said, "Old granny, let me go with you to your son's home."
这个小女孩跑到老奶奶跟前，接过篮子说：“老奶奶，让我送你到你儿子家去吧。”
2
Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him, "Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?"
小男孩转向他身旁的老妇人，“奶奶，你确定我的钱不够吗？”
3
But few people knew why your Granny Yinjiao could be such an excellent wailer. She was a poor woman who had suffered so much?