name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   grandfather informal
2. 2
   the father of your father or mother wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly man whose name is unknown. derogatory, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

grandfathergrampsgrandadgranddadgranddadgranddaddy

Example

More examples

"We haven't been able to find out anything about Grandma and Grandpa."

Etymology

From grand- + pa, after grandfather.

Related phrases

great-grandpa

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