granddad

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noun

A grandfather.

“Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!”

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grampsgranddaddygrandpagrandfatherpopsgrandad
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Meanings

noungranddad (plural granddads)

plural granddads · alternative grandad

  1. UKinformalA grandfather.

    A killer who stabbed a granddad to death on his front garden in a random attack while under a delusion he was a paedophile has been given a hospital order.

    2026 September 22, Isaac Ashe, “Man who killed 82-year-old in random attack sentenced”, in BBC News, retrieved 22 Sep 2026
  2. UKA familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man.

    Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!

Synonyms & antonyms

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grampsgranddaddygrandpagrandfatherpops

nounthe father of your father or mother

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grandfathergrampsgrandadgranddaddygrandpa
Broader
grandparent
Also see
grampsgranddaddygrandfathergrandpapa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From grand- + dad (“father”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with granddad

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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