grandfather Antonyms

Meaning of grandfather

Wordnet

grandfather (n)

the father of your father or mother

Webster

grandfather (n.)

A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.

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the father of your father or motherA father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.

father, ancestor, progenitor, forebear, forefather,grandmother, primogenitor, grandsire, ancestry, foremother

descendant, family, children, daughter, offspring, son, family, children, offspring, daughter

My grandfather, a wise elder, shared stories of his youth.

The old grandfather clock ticked incessantly in the hallway.

The grandfather tree towered over the neighboring houses, a beacon of antiquity.

Grandpa's grandfather, a Civil War veteran, had a remarkable story to tell.