granddaddy
noun
grand·dad·dy
ˈgran-ˌda-dē 
variants
or less commonly grandaddy
2
: one that is the first, earliest, or most venerable of its kind
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Examples of granddaddy in a Sentence
the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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Also part of this collection is hats, jackets and socks all paying homage to the granddaddy of American guitars.
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Ron Hart, SPIN, 29 Nov. 2024
Blues was considered fusty, old granddaddy music, but a new generation of young Austin artists and fans became enamored with the sound.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Barb brings them together to offer what is, essentially, the granddaddy of corporate mergers.
—Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Fun factoid: Not even the granddaddy of the genre, Star Trek, did all that well in its original run on the evening in the late 1960s.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ron Hart, SPIN, 29 Nov. 2024
Blues was considered fusty, old granddaddy music, but a new generation of young Austin artists and fans became enamored with the sound.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Barb brings them together to offer what is, essentially, the granddaddy of corporate mergers.
—Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Fun factoid: Not even the granddaddy of the genre, Star Trek, did all that well in its original run on the evening in the late 1960s.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddaddy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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