grandfathernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər/us/ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðɚ/informal grandpa, grandadA2 the father of a person's mother or father:
Her grandfather on her mother's side was Italian.
[ as form of address ] formal or old-fashioned Let me help you, Grandfather.
More examples
- She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died.
- My grandfather is getting old and can't hear very well.
- This pen that my grandfather gave me is one of my most treasured possessions.
- My grandfather has a profound mistrust of anything new or foreign.
- He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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