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Webster 1913 Edition


Grandfather

Grand′fa′ther

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Noun.
A father’s or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Grandfather longlegs
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(Zool.)

Webster 1828 Edition


Grandfather

GRAND'F`ATHER

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Noun.
A father's or mother's father; the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.

Definition 2024


grandfather

grandfather

English

Noun

grandfather (plural grandfathers)

  1. A father of someone’s parent.
  2. (by extension) A male forefather.
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Etymology 2

From grandfather clause. See etymology 1 and clause.

Verb

grandfather (third-person singular simple present grandfathers, present participle grandfathering, simple past and past participle grandfathered)

  1. To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.
Derived terms
  • grandfather in