GRANDFATHER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of grandfather in English
Examples of grandfather
grandfather
My father, uncle and grandfather were union men.
The fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers of these lads carried barrels.
Speaking quietly into the phone, my grandma reminded me of this after she told me of my grandfather's death.
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.
My grandfather was a great storyteller, and he taught me a lot about telling stories.
He followed a family tradition that included his grandfather and an uncle, who also served in that branch.
It's, you know, passed down from their grandmother or grandfather that you - it is your obligation to bring people up with you.
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…
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abuelo, abuelo [masculine]…
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avô, avô [masculine]…
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dede, büyükbaba, büyük baba…
grand-père [masculine], grand-père, grand-mère…
grootvader, grootmoeder, grootouders…
ஒரு நபரின் தாய் அல்லது தந்தையின் தந்தை…
bedstefar, bedstemor, bedsteforælder…
der Großvater, die Großmutter…
bestefar [masculine], bestefar/-mor, besteforelder…
দাদু বা ঠাকুর্দা, একজন ব্যক্তির মা বা বাবার বাবা…
dědeček, babička, prarodiče…
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