gramps

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noun

Grandpa, grandfather.

“Hey gramps, get off the road!”

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grandfathergranddadgrandadgranddaddygrandpa
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Meanings

gramps1

noungramps (plural gramps)
  1. colloquialhumorousGrandpa, grandfather.
  2. broadlyderogatoryOld man.

    Hey gramps, get off the road!

gramps2

noun
  1. pluralplural of gramp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe father of your father or mother

Similar
grandfathergranddadgrandadgranddaddygrandpa
Broader
grandparent
Also see
boomercodgergeezergranddadgranddaddygrandfathergrandpagreybeardold manpa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

gramps · noun

From gramp + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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gramps · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Danish bessefar, bessefar
  • bessefargrandfather
  • bessefarold man
Dutch bompa, opa
  • bompagrandfather
  • opagrandfather
  • opaold man
Esperanto avĉjo, avĉjo
  • avĉjograndfather
  • avĉjoold man
  • avoold man
French pépé, pépé
  • pépégrandfather
  • pépéold man
  • papyold man
German Opa
  • Opagrandfather
Italian nonnetto
  • nonnettograndfather
Ukrainian дідо, дідусь
  • дідо (dido)grandfather
  • дідусь (didusʹ)grandfather
Cite this entry
APA

gramps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gramps

MLA

“gramps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gramps. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gramps,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gramps.

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