单词 | grandfathering |
释义 | > as lemmasˈgrandfathering ˈgrandfathering n. the action or process of being or acting as a grandfather. ΚΠ 1898 Glasgow Herald 23 Aug. 4/4 That verbosity [of the Kaiser] which has just found scope in fresh grandfathering—in words—at Mayence. 1916 Washington Post 12 Nov. 3 Grandfathering, domesticity and literary efforts..will occupy all the time of Theodore Roosevelt. 1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie x. 246 He took to grandfathering with such thoroughness that his generic name slipped into Grandfather even faster than usual. 2013 Tampa Bay (Florida) Times (Nexis) 26 May (Hernando Bay section) 4 Brazinski came to Brooksville..to raise his children. Now they are married, and he would like to have more time for grandfathering. < as lemmas |
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