CRANNY Meaning of CRANNY in English ■ noun ( plural crannies ) a small, narrow space or opening.Derivativescrannied adjective OriginME: from OFr. crane 'notched', from cran , from pop. L. crena 'notch'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004