Thesaurus results for PATRIARCH

patriarch

noun

Definition of patriarch

as in grandfather

a man who is the head of a family Investors worried that the aging patriarch was soon to be replaced atop the family business by his less reliable oldest son.

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Recent Examples of patriarch In May, the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church appealed to Saudi authorities to halt the execution of Ethiopian nationals. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 The film features an ensemble cast featuring Colman Domingo as family patriarch Joe Jackson, Nia Long as matriarch Katherine Jackson, Miles Teller as entertainment lawyer John Branca and Laura Harrier as music producer Suzanne de Passe. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 27 July 2026 The day before the grand opening, Hua, the family patriarch, could be seen constantly walking through the store, offering observations and suggestions about what was needed for a successful launch. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 In 2010 Selleck was cast in the series Blue Bloods as Frank Reagan, a New York City police commissioner and the patriarch of a multigenerational family involved in law enforcement. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for patriarch

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Noun

Authorities have yet to determine how the teenager gained access to the weapon, a handgun that police said belonged to his grandfather.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Milinsky, a 79-year-old Pompano Beach grandfather, was the second person in Florida to enroll in treatment with Kisunla, an anti-amyloid medication developed by Eli Lilly.

— Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of grandfather

Noun

Indi Star plays Violet Angel, who grew up on a farm and recently suffered a head injury due to a fall on her dad’s tractor, which leads to some comically forgetful moments.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
The Goodfellas actor is also dad to Drena, 54; Raphael, 49; 30-year-old twins Julian and Airyn; Elliot, 28; and Helen, 14, all from previous relationships.

— Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of dad

Noun

Armstrong's family bought the home in 1944 after his father had moved them about a dozen times with his job as a government auditor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026