GRANDFATHER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of grandfather in English

(Definition of grandfather from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of grandfather from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of grandfather

grandfather
My father, uncle and grandfather were union men.
The fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers of these lads carried barrels.
From CNN
Speaking quietly into the phone, my grandma reminded me of this after she told me of my grandfather's death.
From NPR
Her grandfather and two of his siblings earlier died of colon cancer.
I'd say my grandfather made me the most interested.
Every national anthem in college, he'd hold his grandfather's laminated obituary in his hand and pray.
From ESPN
My grandfather was a great storyteller, and he taught me a lot about telling stories.
From NOLA.com
He followed a family tradition that included his grandfather and an uncle, who also served in that branch.
From NOLA.com
It's, you know, passed down from their grandmother or grandfather that you - it is your obligation to bring people up with you.
From NPR
When they talk, grandfather to grandson, they reminisce about the small things in life that sustain a family's history.
Despite his outreach, both grown children have never come back home, nor introduced their six children to their grandfather.
As a 4-year-old in 1926, he saw 77 games -- thanks to the tickets his grandfather, a cop, got for free.
His father taught him to build the tracks, and his grandfather worked on the actual, real-life railroad.
My grandfather was an enormous influence on me growing up.
The grandfather said the boy was likely buried in one of the city's mass graves, but he did know where.
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Translations of grandfather

in Chinese (Traditional)
(外)祖父…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(外)祖父…
in Spanish
abuelo, abuelo [masculine]…
in Portuguese
avô, avô [masculine]…
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आजोबा…
祖父, 祖父(そふ)…
dede, büyükbaba, büyük baba…
grand-père [masculine], grand-père, grand-mère…
avi…
grootvader, grootmoeder, grootouders…
ஒரு நபரின் தாய் அல்லது தந்தையின் தந்தை…
दादा, नाना…
નાના, દાદા…
bedstefar, bedstemor, bedsteforælder…
farfar, morfar, farmor…
datuk, nenek…
der Großvater, die Großmutter…
bestefar [masculine], bestefar/-mor, besteforelder…
دادا, نانا…
дідусь, бабуся…
дедушка…
తాత/తాతగారు/తాతయ్య…
جَدّ…
দাদু বা ঠাকুর্দা, একজন ব্যক্তির মা বা বাবার বাবা…
dědeček, babička, prarodiče…
kakek, nenek…
ปู่, ย่า, ตา…
ông bà…
dziadek, dziad, babka…
할아버지…
nonno, nonna…
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