grandfathered; grandfathering; grandfathers
: to permit to continue under a grandfather clause
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Noun
this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 May 2025
After his grandfather died a few years later, Pitsaev and his mom moved back to Chechnya.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 May 2025
Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
And any repeal effort could grandfather in current borrowers.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Even more breathtaking than Williams' entrance, though, was her brief scene beside the bed of Jen's dying grandfather, which would ultimately kick off the first of countless tearjerker moments peppered throughout the series.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 May 2025
After his grandfather died a few years later, Pitsaev and his mom moved back to Chechnya.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 May 2025
Verb
Zoom in: Schumer was under enormous pressure from progressive senators and labor groups to try to grandfather in Democratic control of the NLRB for the first two years of Trump's presidency.
—Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
And any repeal effort could grandfather in current borrowers.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandfather. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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