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grandfather
[ gran-fah-ther, grand- ]
noun
- a forefather.
- the founder or originator of a family, species, type, etc.; the first of one's or its kind, or the one being longest in existence:
the grandfather of all steam locomotives.
verb (used with object)
- to exempt (something or someone) from new legislation, restrictions, or requirements:
The law grandfathered all banks already operating at the time of passage. He was grandfathered into the pension plan.
grandfather
/ 藞伞r忙nd-; 藞伞r忙n藢f蓱藧冒蓹 /
noun
- the father of one's father or mother
- often plural a male ancestor
- often capital a familiar term of address for an old man
- dialect.a caterpillar or woodlouse
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of grandfather1
Example Sentences
Dees鈥 grandfather, Odis Sneed, said if such a killing had occurred in the Watts of his childhood, 鈥渢he hood would not let this get away. Somebody would come forward and say something.鈥
The BBC revealed detectives have also been reviewing the deaths of D'Wit's father and grandfather in case he had killed them and avoided detection.
We talked about my grandfather earlier in this interview.
A family has paid tribute to a "devoted and much-loved father, grandfather, brother and son" after he died in a crash in Aberdeenshire.
His grandfather, Nguyen Van Them, 73, said watching the celebrations on television helped his grandchildren understand what previous generations sacrificed for them.
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