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. Zhang Junran:

   It started from my grandfather, then my father, and then it was passed down to me. My kids studied in primary school, and then went college. Their education was completely paid for by money made from our monkey performances.

2. Von Keussler:

   The biggest surprise for me was to see how deep the tunnel was and also how narrow and long it was. It must have been so much work to dig, the students who did that, including my grandfather, were really selfless ... they did not actually flee themselves, they just dug a tunnel into the East to help other people that they didn't even know to flee.

3. George Santos:

   My grandfather was born in Kyivand left in the late 20s and migrated to Belgium where he met my grandmother and then started a family, we don’t carry the Ukrainian last name, for a lot of people who are descendants of World War II refuges or survivors of the Holocaust, a lot of names or paperwork were changed in the name of survival.

4. Donald Trump:

   We've never been in a position like this with that regime, whether it's father, grandfather or son.

5. Naad-Dre Amos:

   Red is one of my favorite colors, but blue is my first favorite, because when I was 6 years old, I lived with my grandfather in Seattle, me & my grandfather used to sit outside and look up at the blue sky.”