as in father
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers
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Recent Examples of grandfather
An 11-year-old Minnesota boy achieved a remarkable feat this summer by ascending Mount Kilimanjaro alongside his 70-year-old grandfather.
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Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The author with her grandfather in 1996 in Mexico City.
—Sonny Alejandra, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The Cravens family legacy in football started with his grandfather, Tom Cravens, who played running back for the Colts from 1957-59 for Arlington coaching legend Mayfield Workman.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Like Ava’s Man, Rojas’ memoir partly tells the story of a dead grandfather.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
The author with her grandfather in 1996 in Mexico City.
—Sonny Alejandra, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The Cravens family legacy in football started with his grandfather, Tom Cravens, who played running back for the Colts from 1957-59 for Arlington coaching legend Mayfield Workman.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Like Ava’s Man, Rojas’ memoir partly tells the story of a dead grandfather.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather
Noun
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Their bodies were found with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck, court documents obtained by USA TODAY showed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Syed’s reunion with his father is even more moving to watch now because the older man passed away about a year ago after a long illness.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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The norm is for ancient dugouts found in southern Florida to be linked to ancestors of the Calusa, the Seminole or the Miccosukee, according to the Florida Division of Historical Resources.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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This provides excellent evidence that all life on Earth shares one common ancestor.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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