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grandpa

[gran-pah, -paw, grand-, gram-, gram-puh] / ˈgrænˌpɑ, -ˌpɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm pə /
NOUN
grandfather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ancestor patriarch
STRONG
elder forefather gramps granddad granddaddy pap
WEAK
grandpappy paternal forebear

Example Sentences

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It’s fantastic for some pizza with grandma and grandpa.

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

They’re my favorite odd couple in Italy—the 21-year-old speedskating comet from Wisconsin and the 75-year-old grandpa coach he begged to come out of retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

If I had kept this monkey trouble to myself, I don’t think it would have amounted to much; but I got my grandpa mixed up in it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls