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- [gran-pah, -paw, grand-, gram-, gram-puh]
- /ˈgrænˌpɑ, -ˌpɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm pə/
- /ˈɡræn.pɑː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gran-pah, -paw, grand-, gram-, gram-puh]
- /ˈgrænˌpɑ, -ˌpɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm pə/
Definitions of grandpa word
- abbreviation GRANDPA grandfather. 1
- noun grandpa One's grandfather. 1
- noun grandpa parent's father 1
- noun grandpa parent's father: direct address, name 1
- noun grandpa any old man 1
- countable noun grandpa Your grandpa is your grandfather. You can call your grandpa 'Grandpa'. 0
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Origin of grandpa
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; grand- + pa
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grandpa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grandpa popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grandpa usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grandpa
noun grandpa
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.
- pap — a teat; nipple.
- forefather — an ancestor.
- granddaddy — grandfather.
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See also
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