GRANDFATHER Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

grandfather

noun

ˈgran(d)-ˌfä-t͟hər

Definition of grandfather

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 My dad's station was in La Habra, California and my grandfather's was located in Stephens City, Virginia. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Stocks, bonds, real estate and commodities are continuously repackaged and renamed by Wall Street, but the basics in the money game are the same as when my grandfather worked in this business. — Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Scott’s father was an amateur soul musician who bought Scott a drum set for his third birthday; Scott’s paternal grandfather, Waymon Webster, was a band director and music teacher. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026 His brother was with his wife, his 9-month-old baby, their parents and grandfather. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for grandfather

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Chalamet was also accompanied by his father, Marc Chalamet, who is originally from Nîmes, France.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
This exhausting existence has kept Lucky emotionally dependent on her father.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026

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And discovering Grace Paley’s work was like discovering an ancestor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
In between Amos’s lines, In Times of Dragons is a saga of survival introducing different muses along the way, from a real-life ancestor, a martyr who fell in love with Jesus, and a group of rugged women.

— Tina Eves, SPIN, 13 July 2026

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