grandfather
n.
father of one's father or mother
Grandparent
Grandparents are
family members, the
father or
mother of a person's own
father or
mother, being respectively grandfather and grandmother. Grandparents form an important element of the
extended family.In traditional cultures, grandparents often had a direct and clear role in relation to the care and
nurture of
children. This has tended to be lost with the development of the
nuclear family. In cases where the parents are not willing or able to provide adequate care for their children, grandparents may take on the role of primary caregivers.
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grandfather
Noun
1. the father of your father or mother
(synonym) gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa
(hypernym) grandparent
Grandfather
(n.)
A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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grandfather
Synonyms and related words:
Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, grampa, gramps, grandpa, grandsire, graybeard, great-grandfather, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer, older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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