👴grandfather

noun
/ˈɡrændˌfɑːðər/

Meaning

the father of one's father or mother

Example Sentences

My grandfather tells us stories every evening.

Example Expressions

grandfather clause

Synonyms

elder, ancestor, forefather, patriarch

Antonyms

descendant, offspring

Collocations

maternal grandfather, paternal grandfather, old grandfather

More Example Sentences

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water while laughing

A boy collects stamps as a hobby that he started when he was eight years old after finding an old album in his grandfather's attic filled with stamps from many different countries

A child feeds ducks at the park on a sunny afternoon with his grandfather sitting on a bench near the pond and throwing bread crumbs into the water while laughing at their hungry quacks.

A woman writes her first novel in a small apartment after thinking about the story for years and she writes a few pages every night after coming home from work using an old typewriter that belonged to her grandfather

A woman writes her first novel in a small apartment after thinking about the story for years and she writes a few pages every night after coming home from work using an old typewriter that belonged to her grandfather who was also a writer

A boy collects stamps as a hobby that he started when he was eight years old after finding an old album in his grandfather's attic filled with stamps from many different countries and he asks his relatives to save stamps from their letters

A woman writes her first novel in a small apartment after thinking about the story for years and she writes a few pages every night after coming home from work using an old typewriter that belonged to her grandfather who was also a writer but never published his work

A woman writes her first novel in a small apartment after thinking about the story for years and she writes a few pages every night after coming home from work using an old typewriter that belonged to her grandfather who was also a writer but never published his work fulfilling a lifelong dream for both of them.

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