grandfather
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
grandfather/ˈɡranfɑːðə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 the father of one's father or mother.
- 2 a founder or originator.
– derivatives
grandfatherly adjective.
grandfatherly adjective.
'grandfather' also found in these Oxford entries:
after
- gramp
- grandad
- grandaddy
- grandfather clause
- grandfather clock
- grandmother clock
- grandpa
- grandpapa
- grandpappy
- grandparent
- grandsire
- Hashemite
- long-case clock
- paternal
- Sassanian
