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 Antonio, son of Franco, is the current patriarch of Le Sirenuse. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026 The Fast & Furious patriarch continued to live up to that reputation over the weekend on social media. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 Per the Cullen family patriarch, who won the Stanley Cup three times in a 1,500-game NHL career, Joey’s path to stardom began while playing mini-sticks with his brothers in the locker rooms of the Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026 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 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

All four traveled with mom and dad to the 2018 Australian Open, where Federer participated in the Kids Tennis Day event.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
His dad — a longtime coach and the author of a hitting manual — is a Cubs season ticket holder who has been taking him to games for almost as long.

— Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of dad

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Born in Vienna to a Russian mother and Nigerian father, Ndukwe learned English at school from an early age and that has helped since moving to Merseyside.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026