grandfather
English
/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/, /ˈɡɹænˌfɑːðə/, /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A father of someone's parent.
- (by extension) A male forefather.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English grandfadre derived from Middle French grandpere prefix from English father.
Origin
English
father
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Church Father English
- allofather English
- babyfather English
- biofather English
- birthfather English
- co-father English
- co-grandfather English
- co-grandfather-in-law English
- elderfather English
- eldfather English
- father English
- father tongue English
- father-in-law English
- father-out-law English
- father-slayer English
- father-to-be English
- fatherdom English
- fathered English
- fatherer English
- fatherese English
- fatherfucker English
- fatherhood English
- fatherkin English
- fatherkins English
- fatherland English
- fatherless English
- fatherlike English
- fatherling English
- fatherly English
- fatherness English
- fathership English
- forefather English
- forthfather English
- godfather English
- grandfather-in-law English
- grandfatherhood English
- grandfatherless English
- grandfatherlessness English
- grandfatherly English
- great-grandfather English
- great-grandfather-in-law English
- highfather English
- housefather English
- lorefather English
- merfather English
- motherfather English
- nonfather English
- shriftfather English
- stepfather English
- stepgrandfather English
- unfather English
- Vater German
- arrière-grand-père French
- grand-père French
- fader Middle English
- grandfadre Middle English
- grauntfaderles Middle English
- grand Middle French
- grandpere Middle French
- pere Middle French
- bata Marshallese
- granper Mauritian Creole
- fada Nigerian Pidgin
- father
- fatherer
- fathered
- fatherly
- unfather
- godfather
- merfather
- fatherkin
- fatherdom
- fatherese
- biofather
- eldfather
- nonfather
- co-father
- fatherlike
- allofather
- highfather
- fatherland
- fathership
- stepfather
- fatherness
- babyfather
- fatherless
- lorefather
- fatherkins
- fatherling
- forefather
- fatherhood
- elderfather
- housefather
- forthfather
- birthfather
- father-to-be
- fatherfucker
- shriftfather
- motherfather
- Church Father
- father-in-law
- father tongue
- father-slayer
- grandfatherly
- father-out-law
- co-grandfather
- stepgrandfather
- grandfatherhood
- grandfatherless
- great-grandfather
- grandfather-in-law
- grandfatherlessness
- co-grandfather-in-law
- great-grandfather-in-law