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单词 grandsires
释义

grandsire

noun

grand·​sire ˈgran(d)-ˌsī(-ə)r How to pronounce grandsire (audio)
1
or grandsir
ˈgran(t)-sər How to pronounce grandsire (audio)
, dialect : grandfather sense 1a
2
archaic : forefather
3
archaic : an aged man
4
: a dam's or sire's sire
used of an animal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web With 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and 1992 Belmont winner A.P. Indy part of his pedigree, Tapit also is the grandsire of last year’s shorter Belmont winner, Tiz the Law. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 June 2021 Sir Winston joined his dam sire, Afleet Alex, and one of his great-grandsires Affirmed as winners of the Belmont Stakes. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al.com, 8 June 2019 Sir Winston's maternal grandsire is 2005 Belmont winner Afleet Alex. John Cherwa, latimes.com, 7 June 2019 His great grandsire is Seattle Slew, a Triple Crown winner in 1977. Neil Greenberg, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

grandsires

noun

plural of grandsire, archaic
as in sires

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sires
  • patriarchs
  • grandmothers
  • ancestresses
  • matriarchs
  • foremothers
  • antecedents
  • forbears
  • grandfathers
  • ancestries
  • progenitors
  • forefathers
  • forebears
  • predecessors
  • ancestors
  • fathers
  • roots
  • forebearers
  • antecessors
  • primogenitors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • descendants
  • descendents
  • offspring
  • children
  • families
  • sons
  • seeds
  • lineages
  • daughters
  • seed
  • issues
  • offsprings
  • progenies
  • stocks
  • successors
  • heirs
  • posterities
  • scions
  • inheritors
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