grandfather
grandfather
Definition
grand·fa·ther (grand′fä′t̸hər, gran′-)
noun
- the father of one's father or mother: also a term of respectful familiarity to any elderly man
- 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.
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
grandfather Quotes
Who knows who his grandfather is, much less his name?
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