grandpa

noun

grand·​pa ˈgran(d)-ˌpä 

-ˌpȯ;

ˈgram-ˌpä 

-ˌpȯ

plural grandpas

informal

: the father of one's father or mother grandfather sense 1a

This is an old photo of your grandma and grandpa.

—often used as a form of address

Grandpa, will you read me a story?

Examples of grandpa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As firefighters responded to the area, the grandpa reached the trailhead and was carrying the boy in his arms, fire officials said. —Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024

Going to school and working full time as an electrician’s apprentice — but his grandpa died on Easter. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024

Steven Spielberg is winning the award for best grandpa of the year. —Staff Author, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024

The kid narrator gives silly tips for how to babysit a grandpa. —Maya Polton, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024

After retiring from the military, my grandpa went to work for Hewlett-Packard, and my grandma served as assistant to the dean at Stanford University. —Ebony Flake, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024

Same for the fruit to set at my grandpa and grandma’s altar, as well as the joss paper to burn for their good fortune. —Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024

The smoke smelled comforting—like a mixture of sage and resin, citronella and my grandpa. —M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024

Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette plays the bickering mom and dad, Steve Carell is the suicidal gay uncle, and Alan Arkin steals the movie as the coolest grandpa ever. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above