granddad

noun

grand·​dad ˈgran-ˌdad How to pronounce granddad (audio)
variants or grandad

Examples of granddad in a Sentence

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My granddad had colon cancer, but no one else had anything like this. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 Plenty of dads and granddads across the country will be firing up their gas and charcoal grills for Father's Day. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025 Watch Kimmel's first monologue as a granddad above. Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 May 2025 Whew! Cindy McMahon Manhattan Beach Dad joke The birth of his first child has apparently given Shohei Ohtani granddad strength. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for granddad

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of granddad was in 1764

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“Granddad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddad. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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