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
His grandfather, Carl, is a National Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston Red Sox legend.
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Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Uribe’s grandfather, Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala, served as president from 1978 to 1982, and his grandmother, Nydia Quintero Turbay de Balcazar, was the founder of Solidarity with Colombia, an activist group that promoted workers’ rights in the country.
—Gerardo Lemos, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
This was because my grandfather also truly believed that women and men were equal.
—Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Their farm, Otter Oaks, is named for Schneider’s grandfather’s ranch.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Uribe’s grandfather, Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala, served as president from 1978 to 1982, and his grandmother, Nydia Quintero Turbay de Balcazar, was the founder of Solidarity with Colombia, an activist group that promoted workers’ rights in the country.
—Gerardo Lemos, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
This was because my grandfather also truly believed that women and men were equal.
—Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Their farm, Otter Oaks, is named for Schneider’s grandfather’s ranch.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather
Noun
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That August, while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Zoë was asked about a TikTok of her father wearing leather pants and a mesh shirt as worked out at the gym.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Grief over losing her father for the second time and her husband Herbert (Christopher Jackson) pushing her away after his city council election loss could have driven Lisa into the arms of her hot co-worker, but that storyline seems to have been forgotten.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Our harsh winters and gorgeous summers reminded our ancestors of home.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
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The small, rugged truck crossed over into civilian use and is the ancestor of the off-road vehicles and SUVs that patrol suburbs and ferry kids to the frontlines of soccer games.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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