- grandfather as a noun:
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grandfather
noun
1 grandfather
The father of your father or mother.
synonyms: gramps, grandad, granddad, granddaddy, grandpa.
Roget 166: paternity; parentage; consanguinity etc. 11. parent; father, sire, dad, papa, paterfamilias, abba†; genitor, progenitor, ... show more
Roget 130: veteran, old man, seer, patriarch, graybeard; grandfather, grandsire; grandam; gaffer, gammer; crone; pantaloon; sexagenarian, octogenarian, ... show more
Dutch: bompa, grootpapa, grootvader, opa
Polish: dziadek
Moby thesaurus: Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, grampa, gramps, grandpa, grandsire, graybeard, great-grandfather, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger ... show more.
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