What does GRANDFATHER mean?

Definitions for GRANDFATHER
ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd-grand·fa·ther

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpanoun

    the father of your father or mother

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Grandfathernoun

    a father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent

Wikidata

  1. 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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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GRANDFATHER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4826

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GRANDFATHER' in Nouns Frequency: #2210

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GRANDFATHER in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GRANDFATHER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of GRANDFATHER in a Sentence

  1. Darcy Meys:

    Josh was just showing pride for his country and who he is as a shooter and as a kid who wants to be in the Marines and protect his country and follow in his grandfather’s footsteps, he was not dressed inappropriately. He was not holding the gun incorrectly and He was respecting the flag.

  2. Carolyn Freyer-Jones:

    The minute is a way to remind ourselves that we are all connected regardless of situation or circumstance. My father is everyone's father, or husband, or grandfather, or friend.

  3. Edgar Ray Killen:

    He told my grandfather yes, and he was proud of it. i think I would remember if I did that.

  4. Ryan Scott Ashley:

    I never got the hunting fish with my grandfather much because he died when I was young. Paul Paradise introduced me to the sport and took me as a kid hunting, trapping and fishing. Paul Paradise was one of the number one trappers in the state of New Hampshire. we always went for white perch.

  5. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

    TIME' is generally 'outfront' on the face of things, , however, 'TIME' has been known to be; 'behind' on the 'face of things' on the same grandfather's clock:

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