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

Synonyms:

granddad, grandpappy, forebearer, ancestor, grandpa, grandma, grandad, primogenitor, granddaughter, father, grandaddy, elder, gran, forebear, patriarch, pap, grandchild, paternal forebear, forefather, gramps, progenitor, grandmother, granddaddy

Usage examples:

• Theodore has fallen almost precisely as your grandfather fell. - "A Son of the Immortals", Louis Tracy.
• But you must see her, grandfather. - "Marcella", Mrs. Humphry Ward.
• And how is your grandfather, my dear lad? - "The Bars of Iron", Ethel May Dell.