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grandfather

 

[ หˆษกrรฆndหŒfษ‘หรฐษ™r ]

Context #1

family

The father of one's father or mother.

Synonyms

gramps, granddad, grandpa

Examples of usage

  • He was very close to his grandfather.
  • My grandfather fought in World War II.

Translations

Translations of the word "grandfather" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น avรด

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฆเคพเคฆเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GroรŸvater

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kakek

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะดั–ะด

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ dziadek

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ฅ–็ˆถ (ใใต)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท grand-pรจre

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ abuelo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท bรผyรผkbaba

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ• ์•„๋ฒ„์ง€ (harabeoji)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฌุฏ (jid)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dฤ›deฤek

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ starรฝ otec

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ฅ–็ˆถ (zว”fรน)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ dedek

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ afi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐั‚ะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒžแƒแƒžแƒ (papa)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ baba

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ abuelo

Word origin

The word 'grandfather' originated from the combination of 'grand' meaning 'big' or 'great' and 'father'. It has been used in English since the late 14th century to refer to the parent of one's father or mother.

See also: grand, grandad, granddad, grandeur, grandiose, grandly, grandma, grandmother, grandpa, grandparent.