granddad
granddad · granddads
дід, дідусь
дед, дедушка, дедуля
Opa, Großvater, Grossvater
GrandfatherGrandfather
US/ɡɹˈændˌæd/
» As my granddad used to say, "I am your granddad!"
Как говорил мой дед: «Я твой дед!»
Meaning
2 senses(UK, informal)Grandfather
(UK)A familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man.
Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!
More definitions
- the father of your father or mother
Examples
3 sentencesAs my granddad used to say, "I am your granddad!"
ruКак говорил мой дед: «Я твой дед!»
Mennad is a granddad.
All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.
Origin
From grand- + dad (“father”).From grand- + dad (“father”).
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Forms
plural: granddadsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- the father of your father or mother:grandfathergrampsgrandadgranddaddygrandpa