as in father
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers
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Recent Examples of grandfather
His grandfather, Carl, is a National Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston Red Sox legend.
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Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Uribe’s grandfather, Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala, served as president from 1978 to 1982, and his grandmother, Nydia Quintero Turbay de Balcazar, was the founder of Solidarity with Colombia, an activist group that promoted workers’ rights in the country.
—Gerardo Lemos, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
This was because my grandfather also truly believed that women and men were equal.
—Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Their farm, Otter Oaks, is named for Schneider’s grandfather’s ranch.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Uribe’s grandfather, Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala, served as president from 1978 to 1982, and his grandmother, Nydia Quintero Turbay de Balcazar, was the founder of Solidarity with Colombia, an activist group that promoted workers’ rights in the country.
—Gerardo Lemos, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
This was because my grandfather also truly believed that women and men were equal.
—Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Their farm, Otter Oaks, is named for Schneider’s grandfather’s ranch.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandfather
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When his father is killed, Chihiro takes one of the swords for himself and begins methodically hunting the murderers down.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Borja’s mother was a billing clerk, her father an industrial tools salesman.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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No offense to landscapes and wildlife painting and portraits of ancestors–Burgess does all of that, too–but here was something different, provocative.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Though the efforts of our ancestors were often met with devastating backlash, the truth remains: this is the blueprint.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Grandfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandfather. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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