What does grandfather mean?
Definitions for grandfather
ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd-grand·fa·ther
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word grandfather.
Princeton's WordNet
grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpanoun
the father of your father or mother
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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.
Webster Dictionary
Grandfathernoun
a father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent
Wikidata
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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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'grandfather' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4826
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'grandfather' in Nouns Frequency: #2210
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grandfather in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grandfather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of grandfather in a Sentence
We know Joe as a husband, father, and grandfather, who served our communities through his work as a Doctor, melissa and I join Nebraskans across our state in praying for Mayor Stothert and her family during this heartbreak.
He spent his working life in smoky and hot furnaces, for my children and grandchildren, visiting the BCLM and seeing such industries depicted will provide a legacy enabling them to understand who they are and the role their grandfather and great-grandfather played in the industrial landscape of the U.K.
I saw the explosion in front of my grandfather's house. I ran to their house barefoot, I saw my grandfather sitting... suffocated, then I became dizzy.
We were sad ; we try to take care of everything, only a week had gone by after my uncle passed, my grandfather went into the forest to sing for his death and he found new invaders, two White people hunting. They don't respect us.
Because my grandfather, from what I can tell, could not prove that his parents owned or his grandparents owned any property at the time of the massacre, I’m assuming that’s why his application was denied.
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Translations for grandfather
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- бдуAbkhaz
- oupaAfrikaans
- አያትAmharic
- جدّ, جدArabic
- дахӏадада, кӏудадаAvaric
- babaAzerbaijani
- ҡартатай, олатайBashkir
- дзяду́ля, дзедBelarusian
- дя́доBulgarian
- দাদুBengali
- tad-kozhBreton
- aviCatalan, Valencian
- děda, děd, dědečekCzech
- дѣдъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- forfader, bedstefarDanish
- Großvater väterlicherseits, Großvater, Großvater mütterlicherseits, Opa, OpiGerman
- tɔgbuiEwe
- παππούς, πάπποςGreek
- avoEsperanto
- abueloSpanish
- vanaisaEstonian
- aitona, aitatxiBasque
- پدربزرگ, پدر بزرگPersian
- äidinisä, isoisä, isänisä, vaari, ukki, pappaFinnish
- avi, abbiFaroese
- grand-père, aïeulFrench
- pakeWestern Frisian
- seanathairIrish
- seanairScottish Gaelic
- devanceiro, avóGalician
- taita guasuGuaraní
- shennayr, shanerManx
- סָב, סַבָּאHebrew
- नाना, दादाHindi
- nagyapaHungarian
- պապիկ, պապ, հավArmenian
- avo, granpatreInterlingua
- kakekIndonesian
- avuloIdo
- afiIcelandic
- nonnoItalian
- סָבָּאHebrew
- 祖父, お爺さん, 外祖父Japanese
- ბაბუა, პაპაGeorgian
- ата, бабаKazakh
- aataa, aataqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- តា, អយ្យកោKhmer
- ಅಜ್ಜKannada
- 할아버지, 친할아버지, 외할아버지Korean
- باپیر, bavpîrKurdish
- чоң ата, тай атаKyrgyz
- avusLatin
- GrousspappLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- senelisLithuanian
- vectēvsLatvian
- де́доMacedonian
- മുത്തച്ഛന്, അപ്പൂപ്പന്Malayalam
- өвөөMongolian
- आबा, आजोबाMarathi
- nenek, datukMalay
- ဘိုးဘိုး, အဘိုးBurmese
- bestefarNorwegian
- bompa, opa, grootvader, voorvaderDutch
- bestefarNorwegian Nynorsk
- farfar, morfar, bestefarNorwegian
- acheii, análíNavajo, Navaho
- ଜେଜେବାପାOriya
- дада, бабаOssetian, Ossetic
- ਦਾਦਾ, ਦਾਦੇPanjabi, Punjabi
- dziadekPolish
- avôPortuguese
- awkiQuechua
- tat, nonRomansh
- străbun, străbunic, tata mare, strămoș, tataie, strămoși, bunicRomanian
- де́душка, дед, деду́ляRussian
- donnumannuSardinian
- áddjáNorthern Sami
- деда, dedica, djed, дед, дедица, декица, deka, deda, дека, dekica, дјед, dedSerbo-Croatian
- පිතාමහ, මිතිSinhala, Sinhalese
- starý otec, ded, dedko, dedoSlovak
- stari oče, dedSlovene
- babagjysh, gjyshAlbanian
- ntatemoholoSouthern Sotho
- farfar, morfarSwedish
- babuSwahili
- தாத்தாTamil
- తాతయ్యTelugu
- падарбузургTajik
- ก๋ง, ตา, ปู่Thai
- baba, ataTurkmen
- lelong, abwelo, ingkong, apo, loloTagalog
- dede, Büyük babaTurkish
- бабай, дәү әтиTatar
- діду́сь, дід, дідусьUkrainian
- نانا, داداUrdu
- buvaUzbek
- ông ngoại, ông nộiVietnamese
- lefatVolapük
- tåye, grand-popaWalloon
- זיידעYiddish
- 爺爺Chinese
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