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
After his grandfather died a few years later, Pitsaev and his mom moved back to Chechnya.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 May 2025
It is named after the Sethi siblings’ grandfather, who was a former ambassador.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Historical records about the pope’s grandfather unveiled by the Cook County clerk’s office
Found within the Circuit Court of Cook County archives was a Declaration of Intention signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather in 1920.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Her grandfather operated a rug company that opened in the 1950s which became a staple in the LA design scene.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 May 2025
It is named after the Sethi siblings’ grandfather, who was a former ambassador.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Historical records about the pope’s grandfather unveiled by the Cook County clerk’s office
Found within the Circuit Court of Cook County archives was a Declaration of Intention signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather in 1920.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Her grandfather operated a rug company that opened in the 1950s which became a staple in the LA design scene.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather
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Killmonger’s deeper motivation is sadder and less grandiose: His father, the brother of the late king, was murdered by Wakandan agents, forcing Killmonger to grow up alone and exiled from his ancestral homeland.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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In the show, Youssef also voices the young Rumi Hussein, and his father Hussein — a deliriously entertaining track that Brady pushed for.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
2 June 2025
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Florentine society had changed a good deal since the days of their illustrious ancestor; noble blood had in fact become something of a liability.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
29 May 2025
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One of these two lineages is the ancestor of the present-day strains, while the other strain re-emerged over centuries in Europe and went extinct by the early 19th century.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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