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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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
My grandpa used to make wine in the Bronx.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2025
In a grimy gray wig and sober black suit that subtly but pointedly leaps a century forward from the play’s origins to recall the Founding Fathers, Matthew Broderick’s Tartuffe speaks like the grandpa next door and pads across the stage with furtive footsteps, a monster masquerading as a mouse.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
During the sewer sequence, Hallorann is transported to a memory in which he and his grandma are terrorized by his grandpa (Andrew Moodie), who is implied to have molested Hallorann as a child.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
My grandpa used to make wine in the Bronx.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2025
In a grimy gray wig and sober black suit that subtly but pointedly leaps a century forward from the play’s origins to recall the Founding Fathers, Matthew Broderick’s Tartuffe speaks like the grandpa next door and pads across the stage with furtive footsteps, a monster masquerading as a mouse.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
During the sewer sequence, Hallorann is transported to a memory in which he and his grandma are terrorized by his grandpa (Andrew Moodie), who is implied to have molested Hallorann as a child.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Grandpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandpa. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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