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 addressGrandpa, will you read me a story?
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That’s my sweet grandpa bringing me onto like a country-music hour.
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Lori Majewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Once, when my grandpa was very sick, my husband and I drove from New York to Florida overnight with our new baby and arrived at my grandparents’ house on very short notice.
—Lynn Steger Strong, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
In the early 1950s, Uberto told me, few understood the decision of grandpa and his fellow shareholders to hang onto the agriculturally poorer coastal strip when the estate was decimated by the Italian government’s land-reform bill.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Fans were ecstatic to find out Elliot’s middle name ties to his grandpa, along with his initials being EMM.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
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Lori Majewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Once, when my grandpa was very sick, my husband and I drove from New York to Florida overnight with our new baby and arrived at my grandparents’ house on very short notice.
—Lynn Steger Strong, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
In the early 1950s, Uberto told me, few understood the decision of grandpa and his fellow shareholders to hang onto the agriculturally poorer coastal strip when the estate was decimated by the Italian government’s land-reform bill.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Fans were ecstatic to find out Elliot’s middle name ties to his grandpa, along with his initials being EMM.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grandpa
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“Grandpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandpa. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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