Grandfather - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Grandfather :  (noun)

1: the father of your father or mother [syn: gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Grandfather : \Grand"fa"ther\, n. A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.

Grandfather longlegs. (Zo["o]l.) See Daddy longlegs.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

GRANDFATHER, domestic relations. The father of one's father or mother. The father's father is called the paternal grandfather; the mother's father is the maternal grandfather.

Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:

Grandfather, NC (village, FIPS 27320) Location: 36.09850 N, 81.84753 W Population (1990): 34 (28 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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