Gran'py

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of grampy. alt-of, alternative

    "His name was Tom, but he was called ‘Jingle’. Well, none of his sons never had the nickname—not to stick to ’em—till it come to my Gran’py; instead of calling him ‘Jingle’, it got to ‘Jinkey’; […]"

Example

More examples

"His name was Tom, but he was called ‘Jingle’. Well, none of his sons never had the nickname—not to stick to ’em—till it come to my Gran’py; instead of calling him ‘Jingle’, it got to ‘Jinkey’; […]"

Etymology

From gran'pa + -y.

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