grandfather
A1UK /ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/US /ˈɡrænfɑːðər/
Meaning
noun
the father of your father or mother
“The firm had been founded by his grandfather.”
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“We'd hitch up the Airstream to my grandfather's car and off we'd go in a line with 300 other Airstream adventurers.”
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“My great grandfather invented the automatic weaving loom.”
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“But I also had grandfathers who died in refugee camps.”
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