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

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1. grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa(noun)

   the father of your father or mother

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1. Grandfather(noun)

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

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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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1. grandfather

   The grandfather symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the grandfather symbol and its characteristic.

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

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. Norbert Krause:

   It's not your grandfather's diesel.

2. Mark Rhoads:

   He was looking for a job so my grandfather hired him.

3. Gary Foster:

   I'm so proud of my grandfather. He did an amazing thing.

4. Robert Vicino:

   Your father or grandfather's bunker was not very comfortable.

5. State Attorney Melissa Nelson:

   No one noticed. It looked like a grandfather and a granddaughter.

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