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Definition grandfather

Etymology 1

The noun is derived from Middle English grandfadre, graundfadir, graunfadir, grauntfader, and other forms, from graunt (“big, large; great, important”) + f??der (“male parent, father; remoter male ancestor”), probably modelled after Middle French grandpere, grant pere (“male parent; remoter male ancestor”) (modern French grand-père); the English word is analysable as grand- +‎ father. In earlier forms of English the more common words were early Middle English ?ldf??der and Old English ealdfæder (compare modern English eldfather, elderfather (archaic, dialectal)).

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

grandfather (plural grandfathers)

  1. A father of someone's parent. [from 15th c.]
  2. (by extension) A male forefather.

Verb

grandfather (third-person singular simple present grandfathers, present participle grandfathering, simple past and past participle grandfathered)

  1. (transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.

Etymology 2

From grandfather clause: see grandfather (etymology 1) and clause.

Verb

grandfather (third-person singular simple present grandfathers, present participle grandfathering, simple past and past participle grandfathered)

  1. (transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain existing laws or rules for (a person or organization previously affected by them). [from 1950s]
  2. (intransitive, chiefly US, law) To retain existing laws or rules only for people or organizations previously affected by them, and to apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations. [from 1950s]

Results 378 Words with the letters GRANDFATHER

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GRANDFATHERED 23
GRANDFATHERLY 25
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GRANDFATHERS 21
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GRANDFATHER 20
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REGARDANT 13
8 letter words with the letters GRANDFATHER ↑
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FRAGRANT 14
HANGARED 14
NARRATED 10
7 letter words with the letters GRANDFATHER ↑
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6 letter words with the letters GRANDFATHER ↑
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THREAD 9
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5 letter words with the letters GRANDFATHER ↑
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4 letter words with the letters GRANDFATHER ↑
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TERN 5
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3 letter words with the letters GRANDFATHER ↑
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THE 5
2 letter words with the letters GRANDFATHER ↑
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