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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He's won the Indy 500 (still considered the granddaddy of the Indy series) back-to-back, in 2023 and 2024.
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Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2025
First came Kodak, the granddaddy of them all, founded in Rochester, New York, in 1892.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The granddaddy of the city’s culinary scene isn’t some starchy, white-tablecloth restaurant, though.
—Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Then there’s the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the granddaddy of the major indices.
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2025
First came Kodak, the granddaddy of them all, founded in Rochester, New York, in 1892.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The granddaddy of the city’s culinary scene isn’t some starchy, white-tablecloth restaurant, though.
—Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Then there’s the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the granddaddy of the major indices.
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for granddaddy
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddaddy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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