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grandad

British

/ ˈɡrænˌdædɪ, ˈɡrænˌdæd /

noun

informal words for grandfather

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McGrath is part of a growing community of online urban explorers and has been back to the tunnels to photograph them and remember his grandad.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

"He's waddling around the field like a grandad, that's why Portugal are out," the former England striker said.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

"I play for Iraq, grew up in England, but my dad was born in Pakistan. My grandad was a first-generation there, so I have a lot of respect for that side of my family."

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Nobody with any knowledge of O'Neill will have been taken in by his detached grandad routine this past while.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Well, I remember that my old grandad once knew a sea rat,” she answered.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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