grandpappy

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noun

A grandfather.

“Grandpappy told me about his life.”

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Meanings

grandpappy1

noungrandpappy (plural grandpappies)

plural grandpappies

  1. informalA grandfather.

    Come and say hello to your old grandpappy Cranky.

    1995, Rare, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Nintendo, →OCLC, SNES, scene: Monkey Museum

Grandpappy2

proper noun
  1. informalone's grandfather

    Grandpappy told me about his life.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
grandfatherpa

Origin

From grand- + pappy.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French Bon-Papa
  • Bon-PapaGrandfather
Cite this entry
APA

grandpappy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandpappy

MLA

“grandpappy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandpappy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandpappy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandpappy.

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