grandpa

noun

grand·​pa ˈgran(d)-ˌpä How to pronounce grandpa (audio)
-ˌpȯ;
ˈgram-ˌpä How to pronounce grandpa (audio)
-ˌpȯ
plural grandpas
informal
: the father of one's father or mother : grandfather sense 1a
This is an old photo of your grandma and grandpa.
often used as a form of address
Grandpa, will you read me a story?

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There were the younger, twenty-somethings, too, and an occasional sixty-something grandpa who just couldn’t imagine not being a student. Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Her grandpa had been a crop-duster in his younger days, and Dyer remembers the two of them driving through the fields and pausing to crane their heads out the window when planes flew overhead, showering the earth, and Dyer, with pesticides. Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025 The local newspaper even published an article about Danielle and her grandpa bridging the generational gap as roommates in 2013. Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 June 2025 The message was found while the man was redecorating the house that his grandpa shared with the poster's grandmother. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandpa

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grandpa was in 1785

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“Grandpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandpa. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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