gramps
Americannoun
Usage
What does gramps mean? Gramps is an informal word for grandfather—the father of a person’s parent. It’s a variant of the word grandpa, which is commonly pronounced like grampa. Similar words for a grandmother are gran and granny. Gramps should be capitalized when it’s used as a proper name, as in Please tell Gramps that I miss him. But gramps does not need to be capitalized when it’s simply used as a way to refer to him, as in Please tell my gramps that I miss him. Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your gramps, as long as you call him.
Etymology
Origin of gramps
Example Sentences
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Earth is much denser still, averaging 5.5 grams per cubic centimeter.
From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026
And that’s unlikely to matter because at 132 grams and up, they’re more than three times as heavy as my glasses; these aren’t something people will want to wear all day.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
By contrast, the lightest Specs model weighs 132 grams.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
He estimates that one kilogram of the protein beads could theoretically capture and isolate about 100 grams of CO2 during a single operating cycle.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
By September, he promised, he would be producing 4 grams a day of U-235.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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