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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.

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  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. Tweed Roosevelt:

    And also incidentally, politically gave him a national base which later on, helped him quite considerably get to The White House, for our family, it was very important because it turned him into who he was publicly, but also the kind of father and grandfather and family man he was.

  2. Ashley Wrenn:

    My neighbor Albert got a ladder. My grandfather climbed the ladder quick. He pushed the guy to a corner of the roof and threw him off the roof.

  3. Prince Charles:

    As a grandfather, I have no intention of failing my, or anyone else's, grandchildren.

  4. Mewa Ramgobin:

    He was sensitive enough to realize what was happening around him, his own compatriots from India, my grandfather and others, were suffering at the hands of their employers and the entire government at that stage, which inspired him to resist evil wherever he saw it.

  5. Princess Ayako:

    I am very happy that we held the wedding at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo where my great grandfather Meiji Emperor is worshiped, i feel so happy.

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