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GRANDPA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The father of your father or mother
Synonyms:
gramps; grandad; granddad; granddaddy; grandfather; grandpa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("grandpa" is a kind of...):
grandparent (a parent of your father or mother)
Context examples:
Wouldn't your grandpa let you?
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Grandpa sent it.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
So I got grandpa to say it was high time we did something, and off I pelted to the office yesterday, for the doctor looked sober, and Hannah most took my head off when I proposed a telegram.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)