noun
Meaning 1
A grandfather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
granddaddy
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noun
Meaning 2
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the father of your father or mother
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, grandpa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grandparent
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English grand- English dad Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English daddy English granddaddy From grand- + daddy.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: bompa — grandfather
- Dutch: opa — grandfather