grandad
pronunciation
How to pronounce grandad in British English:
UK [ˈgrændæd]
How to pronounce grandad in American English:
US [ˈɡrændæd]
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- Noun:
- the father of your father or mother
Word Origin
- grandad (n.)
- also granddad, 1793, from grand- + dad. Grand dada attested from 1690s. Grandaddy is attested from 1751; figuratively (in grandaddy of all _____) from 1898.
Example
- 1. Would you pop upstairs and see if grandad is okay ?
- 2. Hiddleston remembers childhood visits to his grandad 's bungalow and evenings at the waverley pub , where they 'd watch the football and throw some darts .
- 3. Mr edwards is still in touch with louise . ' He is like a grandad to me , ' she said in an interview with the mail to mark her 30th birthday two years ago .