gramp

Examples

• All

• I think you are a truly loving granddaughter, only wanting your gramps to be happy.

  Blog text (20)

• So where did you meet Gramps or when did you meet him?

• So I spent more time with my gramp, but school life was quite hard.

  Liam Tuffs

• Come on, Gramps, before you get in trouble.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Gramps thought my presence might help.

  Fiction book (2002)

• So that makes it less scary for me because it's just old gramps hanging out.

• Gramps was smart enough to get into the market while it was still rising and get out before the bubble burst.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Thank you, gramps.

  Blacklight (2022)

• Easy there, gramps.

  Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020)

• Gramps thought for sure he'd want to renovate the place, but Rolo insisted it remain just the way it was.

  Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

G

grandfather

vsgramp

885 1.0

The father of your mother or father

is the informal affectionate form used in casual or loving address

G

grandpa

vsgramp

• Informal

637 1.0

A man who is the father of your mother or father

is the broader informal affectionate term rather than this common form

G

grandparent

vsgramp

317 1.0

A parent of your mother or father

is the affectionate informal name for the male parent figure only

P

papi

vsgramp

• Informal

101 9.0

A father or grandfather someone calls in a loving way

is limited to the informal affectionate name for that parent's father specifically

G

granddad

vsgramp

• Informal

68 1.0

An older man who is the father of your mother or father

is the overall affectionate informal label rather than this family variant

G

gramps

vsgramp

• Informal

39 7.9

A casual name people use for their grandfather

is the general informal affectionate term rather than that specific form

G

granddaddy

vsgramp

• Informal

37 4.3

The father of your mother or father

is the general affectionate expression rather than this particular familiar form

B

baba

vsgramp

• Informal

37 8.5

A warm word some families use for father or grandfather

is focused specifically on the informal affectionate name for that parent's father

P

pappy

vsgramp

• Informal

34 8.1

An informal, loving name for a grandfather

is the focused affectionate term for that relative rather than a general old man label

G

grampa

vsgramp

• Informal

29 5.0

An older man who is the parent of one of your parents

focuses specifically on the affectionate informal use for that relative

G

grandpappy

vsgramp

• Informal

6 7.7

An older man who is your grandfather or a kind male relative

is the general affectionate term rather than this extended family variant

G

grandpapa

vsgramp

• Informal

6 3.0

A loving name a child uses for their grandfather

is the basic informal affectionate term rather than this slightly formal variant

O

opa

vsgramp

• Informal

5 9.9

A common informal name for grandfather in German and Dutch families

is the general English affectionate term rather than that language specific form

G

grandpap

vsgramp

• Informal

1 6.7

An old man used as a friendly name for your grandfather or another older man

is the standard informal affectionate term rather than this less common variant

P

poppa

vsgramp

• Informal

7.0

A familiar loving name a child uses for their grandfather

is the overall informal affectionate label rather than this particular spoken form

P

popie

vsgramp

• Slang

9.9

A loving nickname for a child's grandfather or sometimes father

is the affectionate term aimed at that relative rather than this variable slang use

How Affectionate

grampa

• Informal

29 5.0

gramp

• Informal

5 8.1

granddad

• Informal

68 1.0

grandfather

885 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology