as in father
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers
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Recent Examples of grandfather
Her grandfather operated a rug company that opened in the 1950s which became a staple in the LA design scene.
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Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Dawn 1952 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island Skippy’s was founded on this Staten Island block by Dawn’s grandfather in 1962.
—Daniel Modlin, Saveur, 21 May 2025
The show also read Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden’s review of the book from X. Naomi is the daughter of Hunter Biden and lived in the White House with her grandfather, even holding her wedding ceremony there.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2025
Earlier in the deposition, the young woman said her grandfather was a sweet man, who couldn’t possibly have done anything wrong.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Dawn 1952 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island Skippy’s was founded on this Staten Island block by Dawn’s grandfather in 1962.
—Daniel Modlin, Saveur, 21 May 2025
The show also read Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden’s review of the book from X. Naomi is the daughter of Hunter Biden and lived in the White House with her grandfather, even holding her wedding ceremony there.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2025
Earlier in the deposition, the young woman said her grandfather was a sweet man, who couldn’t possibly have done anything wrong.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather
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His father, who attended college in Texas after immigrating to the United States, is a longtime fan of Americana and the Old West, and his penchant for artists like Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton served as Shaboozey’s first taste of country.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The novel is set during this period of intense anti-Chinese sentiments, and Celia’s father is killed in these massacres.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Porter County Board of Commissioners President Jim Biggs noted his ancestors were among the first white settlers in the county in 1835, at a settlement a few hundred feet from the site.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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Moringa oleifera is native to Indian subcontinent, particularly the Himalayan foothills, while another species, Moringa stenopetala, grows in the Horn of Africa: southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and even Somalia, where Elba’s ancestors are from.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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