grandpa

nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈɡɹæm.pɑː//
//ˈɡɹæm.pə//

grandfather.

noun

1
informalgrandfather.
2
Any elderly man, regardless of if he has, or whether one knows he has, grandchildren.
Pointing to the ‘No Smoking’ sign on the wall, he said we must stop smoking. ‘All right, grandpa!’ someone said.

Etymology

From grand- + pa, after grandfather.

Forms

plural: grandpas

grandma · Grandmother.Grandma · An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly…grandmother · A mother of someone's parent.

grandpa · grandfather.

Grandpa · An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly…grandson · A son of one's child.granger · A member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of…

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