grandpappy
Americannoun
PLURAL
grandpappiesUsage
What does grandpappy mean? Grandpappy is an informal word for grandfather—the father of a person’s parent.A much more common synonym is grandpa. The word pappy is an informal way to say father (and it’s sometimes also used as an informal term for grandfather).Grandpappy should be capitalized when it’s used as a proper name, as in Please tell Grandpappy that I miss him. But grandpappy does not need to be capitalized when it’s simply used as a way to refer to him, as in Please tell my grandpappy that I miss him. Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your grandpappy, as long as you call him.
Etymology
Origin of grandpappy
Example Sentences
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“Now I have an entourage of country performers who think I’m their grandpappy.”
From New York Times
“This fella might be my grandpappy.”
From Nature
“I was petrified and couldn’t go to sleep. We had the Mud Lake Monster, and we had Grandpappy.”
From Slate
It’s not uncommon for camps to have their own camp-specific stories and legends, the way Minikani has the Mud Lake Monster and Grandpappy and IHC has something named Cropsey.
From Slate
Tell that to Cropsey and Grandpappy.
From Slate
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