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 First there’s Iya Segi (Iyabo Ojo), the authority in the house, to whom everyone except the patriarch must bow; the other women must seek her approval for their wants and needs. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Romano plays the family’s patriarch and Rita Wilson plays the deceased matriarch. — Peter White, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 The nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning and grandson of family patriarch Archie Manning has endorsements with major brands such as Red Bull, Vuori athletic wear and Google Gemini artificial intelligence, to name a few. — Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 As in The History of New York, the Dutch patriarchs are invariably idle and quiescent. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patriarch

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Noun

As a child, Chris Brown recalled his father and grandfather teaching him about how to ride and care for horses, which ultimately led him to his current career.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Jean-Baptiste is the emotionally intuitive grandmother, while Lindo is the disciplined grandfather.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of grandfather

Noun

His dad would pick him up later, but not before playing nine holes together.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
He is not expected to serve in the Armed Forces before becoming king like his dad, Prince William, and his grandfather, King Charles, breaking a centuries-old tradition.

— Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dad

Noun

Following his opera career, Schachtel’s father became a cantor and married a granddaughter of Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, a rabbi of Grodno, after whom the seminary of Yeshiva University is named.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Wickersham said last year that the silver Pontiac G5 car that the suspect used to ram the police SUV belonged to the man's father.

— Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026