granddaddy
43
4.3
- noun
- /ˈɡrænˌdædi/
- Informal
:
abuelo
- The kids love spending weekends with their granddaddy at the farm.
Sometimes in universities it means your granddaddy went here and and maybe you have a chance.
- Sometimes in universities it means your granddaddy went here and and maybe you have a chance.
- Now, I'm just a country boy who happened to go to medical school, but my granddaddy told me that you should always take care of the important things first.
- Yeah, Pittsburgh, Yeah, because his granddaddy died and revolution.
- My great granddaddy, my, my mom's granddaddy was War Two.
Examples
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My granddaddy works here.
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What about a middle name if it is a boy after my granddaddy Roscoe?
Fiction book (1990) -
All this land you see here, your granddaddy, my daddy, bought himself.
Fiction book (1993) -
My granddaddy owned the whole lake, then it dried up.
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" No, that house was built by my granddaddy, G. W. Lane."
Fiction book (2000) -
Billy kept his poker face on, just like Granddaddy Carl had taught him.
Fiction book (1998) -
Oh, yeah, here's your cut of Granddaddy's coin collection.
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The man said, "Your granddaddy ain't the first white man to get cured for spite."
Fiction book (1990) -
The other day, my own granddaughter, flesh of flesh of my own loins, asked me, "Granddaddy, is it true cigarettes are bad for you?"
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My granddaddy always shared fascinating stories from his childhood.
Synonyms
823
1.0
The father of your mother or father
703
1.0
A man who is the father of your mother or father
275
1.0
A parent of your mother or father
75
1.0
An older man who is the father of your mother or father
43
8.5
A warm word some families use for father or grandfather
42
8.1
An informal, loving name for a grandfather
40
5.0
An older man who is the parent of one of your parents
22
7.9
A casual name people use for their grandfather
17
8.1
An informal loving name for your grandfather
6
3.0
A loving name a child uses for their grandfather
6
7.7
An older man who is your grandfather or a kind male relative
1
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
A loving nickname for a child's grandfather or sometimes father
How Affectionate
- Informal
43
4.3
- Informal
- Informal
703
1.0
- Informal
75
1.0
823
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Granddaddy is a friendly mix of grand ('big' or 'great') and daddy ('father'), so it sounds like a child's name for a 'big daddy'. That's why granddaddy means the father of your father or mother and feels warm and familiar.