noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   grandfather UK, informal
2. 2
   the father of your father or mother wordnet
3. 3
   A familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man. UK

   "Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!"

Synonyms

All synonyms

grampsgranddaddygrandfathergrandpagrandfathergramps

Example

More examples

"All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head."

Etymology

From grand- + dad (“father”).

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