Synonyms for grandfather
ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd-grand·fa·ther

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1. grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpanoun

   the father of your father or mother

   Synonyms:
   granddad, grandpa, gramps, grandad, granddaddy

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1. grandfathernoun

   Synonyms:
   grandsire, grandpapa

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1. grandfathernoun

   Synonyms:
   grandsire, patriarch

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1. List of paraphrases for "grandfather":

   grandpa, granddad, grampa, granddaddy, grandad, grandpère, grandpas, grandparent, gramps, great-grandfather, koro, mercan

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1. Royalty TV Nick Bullen:

   I think a lot of people just don’t understand Harry’s thinking on this, at a very simple level – take away all the royal trappings – he should be attending the Thanksgiving Service of his grandfather. He should be supporting his grandmother, regardless of the fact that she is queen. On a simple family level, he should be there. And I think that’s how most people [in the U.K.] feel right now. He could come on his own easily. Even Meghan and the kids can remain safely in California. He should be there.

2. Chris Cuomo:

   Look at presidents when they come in and when they leave, i mean, come on, look at Clintons hair, it went white.George W. Bushlooks like he got a beat down. Obama looks like his own grandfather. I mean, look at it. I mean, this is a very hard job, because of the stress that they carry with them. Now lets look at this president. Its been almost three years since Trump won the presidency. It looks exactly the same. His hair is like,I dont know whats going on with that. But he may do things that presidents in the past havent done to augment their physical reality. But it could also be that he doesnt care the way others have.

3. George Santos:

   It leaves us with this really bad taste in the mouth, all I say is, let’s pray for Ukraine … and they need the prayers. I know that it wasn’t easy for my grandfather’s family, and they migrated from there because it was tough.

4. Indira Gandhi:

   My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.

5. Lauri Saft:

   Lauri Saft know, I was telling my boss the other day that my grandfather was a bricklayer in Springfield, Illinois. He used to say, ‘ Here, I built that building, and I built that stairwell, ’ and I said that what’s cool for us here is that we can point to different projects, different innovations and say, ‘ We did that. That’s us. ’.