grandfather
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈɡrændˌfɑːðər/
:
abuelo
- After the family dinner, everyone gathered to hear stories from my grandfather.
- great grandfather
- paternal grandfather
- grandmother and grandfather
After two years of that, my grandfather said, OK, that's enough.
- After two years of that, my grandfather said, OK, that's enough.
- So I would use my grandfather's rain boots instead.
- You mentioned that your grandfather was Frank Lucas?
- Well, it was the funeral of her grandfather and so on.
- The name True came from actually my grandfather and my great grandfather.
- We, we wrestled Peter Marvia, The Rock's grandfather and then the Rock's dad.
- Like he brought out documents of his grandfather being executed by the USSR.
- And I thought, you know what, my grandfather probably was this man's best friend.
- Don't tell me what happened there because my grandfather did, really.
- You already, your father, your grandfather, your superior.
- You have this one poem, my grandfather, his name was Dante.
- You know, I, I mean, my grandfather had five Purple Hearts and that.
Examples
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His grandfather was close friends with your grandfather.
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I walked two blocks with my grandfather and paid his last fare on the streetcar.
Fiction book (1990) -
Your father and grandfather served?
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Her response is telling: "I told him that my grandfather had been a student there around the same time."
Academic text (2011) -
My dad and my grandfather were both Air Force pilots.
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My grandfather was a businessman.
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Leonard is the father of five children and the grandfather of nine.
Academic text (2011) -
Staring at the photo of her grandfather, Rita went back in time to when she was 8.
Academic text (2011) -
After two years of that, my grandfather said, OK, that's enough.
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Anouk shared the delight her grandfather found in listening to her play the piano.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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A man who is the father of your mother or father
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1.0
An older man who is the father of your mother or father
43
4.3
The father of your mother or father
22
7.9
A casual name people use for their grandfather
17
8.1
An informal loving name for your grandfather
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3.0
A loving name a child uses for their grandfather
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9.9
A common informal name for grandfather in German and Dutch families
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6.7
An old man used as a friendly name for your grandfather or another older man
A familiar loving name a child uses for their grandfather
Compounds
- Formal
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7.5
An exception allowing existing people or things to stay under old rules when new ones start
How Affectionate
- Informal
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823
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- Informal
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2.1
380
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grandfather comes from grand, meaning 'big' or 'great', and father, meaning 'male parent'. So a grandfather is literally a 'great' or older father, your parent's father.