adj
Meaning 1
In the manner of a grandfather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
grandfatherly
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: G R AE1 N D F AA2 DH ER0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: G R AE1 N F AA2 DH ER0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having the characteristics of a grandfather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English grandfather Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English grandfatherly From grandfather + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: groodvaderlijk — in the manner of a grandfather
- Esperanto: ava — in the manner of a grandfather
- German: großväterlich — in the manner of a grandfather
- German: grossväterlich — in the manner of a grandfather