grandpa
noun
grand·pa
ˈgran(d)-ˌpä 
-ˌpȯ;
ˈgram-ˌpä
-ˌpȯ
plural grandpas
informal
: the father of one's father or mother : grandfather sense 1a
This is an old photo of your grandma and grandpa.
—often used as a form of addressGrandpa, will you read me a story?
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The family enjoyed gorgeous sandy beaches, a lei making class at the hotel, a visit to where Jurassic Park was filmed and a stop at Schofield Barracks — where their grandpa was stationed during the Korean War in the 1950s.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 31 July 2025
In 2018, Osbourne beamed about being a grandpa, having welcomed his third granddaughter, Minnie, just a few days before inviting us all over.
—Kelli Skye Fadroski, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
For years, people have offered anecdotes that Trump behaves online like some isolated, elderly people who have been radicalized by their social-media feeds—in 2017, Stephen Colbert memorably likened Trump to America’s first racist grandpa.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
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—Rosemary Counter, Time, 25 June 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 31 July 2025
In 2018, Osbourne beamed about being a grandpa, having welcomed his third granddaughter, Minnie, just a few days before inviting us all over.
—Kelli Skye Fadroski, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
For years, people have offered anecdotes that Trump behaves online like some isolated, elderly people who have been radicalized by their social-media feeds—in 2017, Stephen Colbert memorably likened Trump to America’s first racist grandpa.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
Advertisement Not all of our grandpas are Sir Oswald Mosley, but lots of us have people in our family with not-so-PC pasts and opinions.
—Rosemary Counter, Time, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for grandpa
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“Grandpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandpa. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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