grandpaternaladj.
/ɡran(d)pəˈtəːnl/, U.S. /ˌɡræn(d)pəˈtərnəl/ Now somewhat humorous.
Of or befitting a grandfather; grandfatherly.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [adjective] > to a grandfather
grandsire1584
grandpaternal1728
grandfatherly1773
1728 Registrum Regale 84 Paternal, Grand Paternal Heir, Successor, Lord, and Ruler.
1844 E. B. Barrett Let. 20 Feb. in Lett. R. H. Horne (1877) I. xxxviii. 245 You give me grand-paternal advice sometimes.
1884 E. Yates Recoll. & Experiences I. ii. 40 The finances of the grand-paternal establishment.
1929 Princeton Alumni Weekly 11 Jan. 426 On October 7 his heart swelled with grandpaternal pride to become the grandsire of a second granddaughter, Miriam Morris.
1961 ABA Jrnl. Aug. 800/1 As many as fifty aunts, uncles and cousins might gather at the grandpaternal house to settle the family problems.
1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 157 ‘They're doing me good,’ I told him in a grandpaternal tone. ‘Me and my wife. They're part of our living space.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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