granddaddy
noun
grand·dad·dy
ˈgran-ˌda-dē 
variants
or less commonly grandaddy
2
: one that is the first, earliest, or most venerable of its kind
Examples of granddaddy in a Sentence
the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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The granddaddy of all medical dramas ran from 1994 to 2009, for 15 old-school, network-length seasons on NBC.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Well, the granddaddy of them all was former President Gerald Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon in 1974 for allegations or accusations associated with the Watergate scandal.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The Greatest @Home Videos, of course, is an offshoot from the granddaddy of the clips genre, America’s Funniest Home Videos, which has been a staple on ABC for the last 25 years.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
As the granddaddy of partnerships with limited liability, the LP, the original limited partnership, offered taxpayers the strongest claim for invoking the loophole.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Well, the granddaddy of them all was former President Gerald Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon in 1974 for allegations or accusations associated with the Watergate scandal.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The Greatest @Home Videos, of course, is an offshoot from the granddaddy of the clips genre, America’s Funniest Home Videos, which has been a staple on ABC for the last 25 years.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
As the granddaddy of partnerships with limited liability, the LP, the original limited partnership, offered taxpayers the strongest claim for invoking the loophole.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddaddy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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