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
My grandfather, Erik Løchen, a film director, was in Cannes in 1960.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Max Domi Domi hasn’t had a full camp, missing time after the death of his grandfather.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Farley has been at the helm of Ford, a job he was groomed for at the tender age of 5 by his grandfather, for 5 years now.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Originally belonging to the owner’s great-grandfather (a Florentine sculptor), charming touches scatter throughout.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Max Domi Domi hasn’t had a full camp, missing time after the death of his grandfather.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Farley has been at the helm of Ford, a job he was groomed for at the tender age of 5 by his grandfather, for 5 years now.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Originally belonging to the owner’s great-grandfather (a Florentine sculptor), charming touches scatter throughout.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather
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The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clemishire and her father filed the lawsuit in Dallas County District Court in June.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Demosponges are soft and squishy filter feeders and their ancestors likely shared similar characteristics.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Where Lil Boosie and Kevin Gates are hometown heroes, two artists who are direct ancestors for YoungBoy’s style, YoungBoy is more notorious, fodder for the gossip shows and the minor podcasts that infiltrate their way onto your timeline.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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