stepgrandfather

English

noun
Definitions
  • The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.
  • The father of one's stepmother or stepfather.

Etymology

Prefix from English grandfather.

Origin

English

grandfather

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