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grandfather Definition

grand·fa·ther (grand′fä′t̸hər, gran′-)

noun

  1. the father of one's father or mother: also a term of respectful familiarity to any elderly man
  2. a male ancestor; forefather

transitive verb

Informal to exempt (an activity, practice, person, etc.) from a new law or regulation by or as by a grandfather clause (sense ): sometimes with in or into

grandfather Synonyms

grandfather

n.

grandsire, paternal forebear, elder, forefather, ancestor, patriarch, grandpa*, granddaddy*, grandpappy*, grandad*, pap*, gramps*.

grandfather Law Definition

v

To include a person or entity in the benefits conferred by a grandfather clause.
grandfather Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • serve: My grandfather served on HMS Anson, on Russian convoys and in the Pacific.

Adjective modifier

  • paternal: I scan for the name of my paternal grandfather.
  • maternal: Also I am seeking information about my maternal grandfather Tom Winter who in 1901 was living in Regent Street.
  • gt: She writes: My gt gt grandfather was Benjamin Mountney born c.1837 in Southwell Notts.
  • dear: Loving husband of Janet, dearest grandfather of Adam.
  • beloved: Could Faith's beloved grandfather Marek be hiding such a secret?
  • great: George was my great grandfather, nothing is known of the rest of the family.

Modifies a noun

  • clock: The wolf sits inside the shadow of the grandfather clock waiting to strike thirteen.

Noun used with modifier

  • great-great: He said, " My great-great grandfather, Prince Albert I, made four expeditions to the North Pole a century ago.
  • great-great-great: My great-great-great grandfather, who ran away to sea when he was nine, was an obvious starting point.
  • great-: My great- grandfather was Thomas Hogarth Wedgewood born 1872 in Egton, son of Matthew Wedgewood and Ann Elizabeth Hogarth born 1849 in Glaisdale.
  • ggg: I am chasing a ggg grandfather James Bond ( I am not kidding!
  • gt: She writes: My gt gt grandfather was Benjamin Mountney born c.1837 in Southwell Notts.
  • gg: Comments: Hi, I am having difficulty finding my gg grandfather William Hogarth, born in Lauder, Berwick 1853.

Possessives

  • brother: My other great grandfather's brother spent half of his life in a Soviet concentration camp.
  • diary: Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather's diaries and letters.
  • death: After his grandfather's death Bob continued to research and develop the system and now teaches it through workshops, e-courses and his book.

Possessives

  • husband: We don't know if the brother accompanying Stephen was Percival, my husband's great grandfather.
  • wife: My wife's Grandfather was William Anderson who married Jacobina Joan Wilson on 20 June 1908.
  • father: Famous Football Relatives My father's maternal grandfather was Fred Beardsley.
grandfather Quotes

Who knows who his grandfather is, much less his name?

—Walcott, Derek Alton