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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"You were our little grandpa baby," Boudol wrote in a farewell post on Instagram.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The grandpa I knew was a very mellowed man, so I got to experience more of the charm side.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“Your grandpa would be ashamed of your boys,” reads its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

My grandpa retired at 70 after working as a missionary for most of his life and later at a national laboratory.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

I never had a grandpa to tell me this stuff, so I could be completely wrong.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri