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 another recent interview, Sweetin opened up about filming the first episode of Full House without Bob Saget, who would ultimately become the show’s fictional patriarch. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 The Phillies hosted in the bicentennial year of 1976, and their late patriarch, David Montgomery, wanted his team to have the game again for America’s 250th birthday. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 July 2026 That steadfast commitment to cultural authenticity came as a great relief to the Indigenous actors — including Meegwun Fairbrother, who plays patriarch William Mitchell. — Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 After the patriarch’s death, the whole Rabello family comes out. — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for patriarch

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Collinson was introduced to Running 4 Heroes through his grandfather, Richard Collinson, who was a former volunteer EMS chief for Linwood Rescue Squad in South Jersey.

— Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
Selling the place was impossible until the siblings could figure out what to do with their grandfather’s stuff, which wasn’t the usual matter of donating a few boxes and holding an estate sale.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026

Definition of grandfather

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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