granddad
Americannoun
Usage
What does granddad mean? Granddad is an informal word for grandfather—the father of a person’s parent.When a father’s child has their own children, that father becomes a granddad.Granddad should be capitalized when it’s used as a proper name, as in Please tell Granddad that I miss him. But granddad does not need to be capitalized when it’s simply used as a way to refer to him, as in Please tell my granddad that I miss him. Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your granddad, as long as you call him.
Etymology
Origin of granddad
Example Sentences
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Growing up, Liv knew her granddad and multiple siblings had lost their lives early to dementia before she was born, and she was a teenager when she started noticing her mum's out-of-character behaviour.
From BBC
“Someone will see it and say, ‘That’s my granddad’s car’ and smile.
From Los Angeles Times
"It was only when they get cancer in their 40s and 50s, and remember their auntie had cancer, and their granddad."
From BBC
"My granddad was a train driver," she tells me, adding: "I'm really proud of what we're intending to do."
From BBC
The new album’s closer, “Remember My Name,” is a brass-band love song “from the perspective of my granddad to my grandmother when she had dementia and he was looking after her,” the singer said.
From Los Angeles Times
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