grandpa

noun

grand·pa ˈgran(d)-ˌpä

-ˌpȯ;

ˈgram-ˌpä

-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?

Examples of grandpa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Big bellies and butts — and skinny teens and roly-poly toddlers and wiry grandpas and even Ken and Barbie look-alikes — are everywhere, all mixed in together. —

Kate Cohen, Washington Post, 22 July 2024 Voters are already soured by an election that has devolved into a felon and grandpa arguing golf. —

Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024 The bedroom can be a dangerous place, too: After all, that’s where grandpa might roll off the bed, and two-thirds of the traumas there occur to folks 65 or older. —

Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024 Jessica Capshaw's kids can't get enough of their grandpa Steven Spielberg. —

Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for grandpa

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