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grandpa

[gran-pah, -paw, grand-, gram-, gram-puh] / ˈgrænˌpɑ, -ˌpɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm pə /


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We’d take grandma and grandpa home, drop the dogs off.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

So my grandpa doesn’t receive much Social Security, but he makes it work because he uses his money wisely.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

"My grandpa and my grandpa's grandpa were also craftspeople," Zhang told AFP in his dusty studio.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Of the need for a hemorrhoid rebrand, Davidson joked: “Hemorrhoids sound like something your grandpa complains about while watching the Game Show Network.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

“You’d better hurry now. Your grandpa is raring to go.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls