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GRANDFATHER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does grandfather mean?

• GRANDFATHER (noun)
The noun GRANDFATHER has 1 sense:

1. the father of your father or mother

Familiarity information: GRANDFATHER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GRANDFATHER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The father of your father or mother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gramps; grandad; granddad; granddaddy; grandfather; grandpa

Hypernyms ("grandfather" is a kind of...):

grandparent (a parent of your father or mother)

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