granddad

noun

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

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Lionel, who is granddad to daughter Nicole Richie's two kids with Joel Madden — daughter Harlow, 17, and son Sparrow, 16 — recalled his grandson's shock at brutal technique. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025 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 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 1 Nov. 2025.

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