Definitions for grandfather
ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd-grand·fa·ther

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1. grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpanoun

   the father of your father or mother

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1. Grandfathernoun

   The father of my father or mother; the next above my father in the scale of ascent.

   Etymology: grand and father.

   One was saying that his great grandfather, and grandfather, and father died at sea: said another, that heard him, an’ I were as you, I would never come at sea. Why, saith he, where did your great grandfather, and grandfather, and father die? He answered, where but in their beds? He answered, an’ I were as you, I would never come in bed. Francis Bacon, Apophth.

   Our grandchildren will see a few rags hung up in Westminsterhall, which cost an hundred millions, whereof they are paying the arrears, and boast that their grandfathers were rich and great. Jonathan Swift.

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1. grandfather

   A grandfather is a male parent of one's mother or father. He is typically an older man who may play a significant role in the upbringing of his grandchildren, offering guidance, love, and care. A biological grandfather shares a blood relation; however, through adoption, marriage, or other familial circumstances, a person may have a non-biological grandfather as well.

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1. Grandfathernoun

   a father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent

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1. Grandfather

   Grandfather is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States; named after Grandfather Mountain. The village is a fully gated community within Grandfather Golf and Country Club, located along NC 105. The population was 73 at the 2000 census.

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1. grandfather

   The grandfather symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the grandfather symbol and its characteristic.

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1. • Grandparent

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'grandfather' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4826

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'grandfather' in Nouns Frequency: #2210

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How to pronounce grandfather?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grandfather in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grandfather in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grandfather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of grandfather in a Sentence

1. Tongai Huni:

   Even now we have livestock we keep in the rural areas because of him, so it's painful to lose our father, our grandfather who helped us to learn and go to school.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   You need to protect yourself because you are not completely exempt from serious illness, and you can become the vector, or the carrier of infection, where you get infected, you feel well and then you inadvertently and innocently pass it on to your grandfather, your grandmother or an uncle who is on chemotherapy for cancer.

3. Ashley Zahabian:

   A young boy and his grandfather were sitting in a car on their way to a restaurant to grab dinner.

4. Vladimir Putin:

   If a grandmother had certain sexual indicators, she would be a grandfather.

5. Carrie Symonds:

   Wilfred after Boris' grandfather, Lawrie after my grandfather, Nicholas after Dr Nick Price and Dr Nick Hart - the two doctors that saved Boris' life last month, thank you so, so much to the incredible NHS maternity team at UCLH that looked after us so well. I couldn't be happier. My heart is full.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grandfather
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grandfather
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandfather
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=grandfather
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=grandfather