grandpa
Americannoun
noun
Usage
What does grandpa mean? Grandpa 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 grandpa. The word pa is an informal way to say father.Grandpa is often combined with a name, especially when a person has two grandfathers that they call Grandpa, as in Grandpa Carl andGrandpa Frank. Should grandpa be capitalized?Grandpa should be capitalized when it’s used as a proper name, as in Please tell Grandpa that I miss him. But grandpa does not need to be capitalized when it’s simply used as a way to refer to him, as in Please tell my grandpa that I miss him. Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your grandpa, as long as you call him.
Etymology
Origin of grandpa
Example Sentences
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Of the need for a hemorrhoid rebrand, Davidson joked: “Hemorrhoids sound like something your grandpa complains about while watching the Game Show Network.”
His loud voice scared her daughter when she was younger, but "they loved going to grandpa's place… They think he's a funny guy".
From BBC
Folks, who was supposed to be watching grandpa last night?
From Los Angeles Times
The track honors his late grandpa for Día de los Muertos and tends to go viral each year around the holiday.
From Los Angeles Times
"Be good when you get to the rainbow bridge, play with the older brothers and sisters, grandpas and grandmas from the neighbourhood," one user wrote.
From Barron's
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