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grandad

British  
/ ˈɡrænˌdædɪ, ˈɡrænˌdæd /

noun

  1. informal words for grandfather

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"My grandad would take me to shows there," he says.

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She was back home in Kilmarnock to visit her grandad after he had a stroke.

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They said he was a "loving husband, father, son, brother and the best grandad anybody could ever wish for".

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"My dad literally went through the same thing as my grandad. He just got lucky to get away."

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"When I then got the news about my grandad, that gave me that extra push to go and show everyone what I can do because that was our dream together," she said.

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