grandsires

noun

plural of grandsire, archaic
as in sires

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  1. sires
  2. patriarchs
  3. grandmothers
  4. matriarchs
Noun
  • But plenty of champion horses do not produce champion kids, and plenty of lesser racehorses turn out to be outstanding sires.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of sires
Noun
  • The patriarchs of élite white families banded together, organizing secret paramilitaries that could be activated on a moment’s notice.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • Sometimes finding the right trees can be an adventure, hiking into forests and mountains to find the oldest trees, patriarchs that hold centuries of information.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of patriarchs
Noun
  • Grandmacore cooking is the name younger people have given to picking up baking, bread-making and the from-scratch kitchen skills that many grandmothers have practiced for a lifetime.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His grandmothers were hatmakers, his aunts were hatmakers, his mother was a hatmaker, and so, too, was Amélie.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of grandmothers
Noun
  • Thaha Ibrahim, a Muslim, forged a profound connection with the late Sarah Cohen, one of the neighborhood's Jewish matriarchs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, menopause elevates them to the respected role of matriarchs in their families.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 July 2026
Definition of matriarchs
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“Grandsires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandsires. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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