granddaddies

variants also grandaddies
plural of granddaddy
as in ancestors
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed the granddaddy of all English mystery novels

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Noun
  • The same knowing that my ancestors must have held, that beauty and resilience are not separate things.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.
    Benjamin Nathans September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of his predecessors, Max Allegri, used to say there are categories of coaches.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sacramento Kings general manager Scott Perry and coach Doug Christie are trying to pick up the pieces after a season of chaos caused their predecessors to lose their jobs, but so far fate and misfortune seem to be conspiring against them.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Granddaddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granddaddies. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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