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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
grand + father

Noun
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en-noun

1. The father of someone�s father. (paternal grandfather)
2. The father of someone�s mother. (maternal grandfather)

Synonyms
granddad, grandad, grandaddy
grandpa, granpa, grandpappy, granpappy, gramps
opa

Derived terms
grandfather clock
grandfather clause

Translations
trans-top|paternal grandfather
Albanian: t-|sq|gjysh|xsAlbanian, t+|sq|babagjysh|xsAlbanian
Aleut: latux
Breton: tad-kozh m
Bulgarian: t+|bg|п�ад�до|m|sc=Cyrl
Catalan: t-|ca|avi|m
Chinese: �� (yé ye)
Croatian: t+|hr|djed|m
Czech: t-|cs|d�da|m, t+|cs|d�d|m
Danish: farfar c, bedstefar c
Dutch: t+|nl|grootvader (van t-|nl|vaderszijde) m, t+|nl|opa|m, t-|nl|opoe|m (Hollandic), t-|nl|bompa|m (Flemish)
Esperanto: t-|eo|avo|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: t�gbui
Faroese: abbi, faðirfaðir m
Finnish: isoisä, vaari, ukki, pappa; isänisä
French: t+|fr|grand-père|m, t-|fr|grand-père paternel
German: väterlicher Gro�vater
Greek: t+|el|�α��ο��|trpapús|scGrek (α�� �ον �α�έ�α)
Hebrew: t-|he|ס�|m|altסָ�|scHebr, t+|he|ס��|m|altסַ�ָּ�|scHebr
Hungarian: t-|hu|nagyapa
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Italian: t+|it|nonno|m, t-|it|nonno paterno
Japanese: ���� (�����, ojiisan), ������� (����������, chichi kata no ojiisan)
Korean: t+|ko|����|scHang (halabeoji), t-|ko|�����|scHang (chinhalabeoji)
Kurdish: t+|ku|باپ�ر|sc=KUchar
Latin: t-|la|avus paternus
Malay: nenek lelaki
Malayalam: മ�ത�ത���ന�� (muthachhan), �പ�പ�പ�പന�� (appooppan)
Norwegian: t-|no|bestefar, t-|no|farfar
Old English: t-|ang|ealdfæder|m|xs=Old English
Polish: t+|pl|dziadek|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|avô|m, t-|pt|avô paternal
Russian: t+|ru|дед|m|scCyrl, t+|ru|дед��ка|m|scCyrl
Scots: gudesire
Slovak: dedo#Slovak|dedo m, dedko m, starý otec m
Slovene: t-|sl|ded|m, t+|sl|stari o�e|m
Spanish: t+|es|abuelo|m, t-|es|abuelo paterno
Swedish: t+|sv|farfar|c
Telugu: t|te|తాతయ�య|sc=Telu
Thai: Thar|�ู� (poo) (paternal grandfather)
Turkish: t-|tr|dede
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trans-top|maternal grandfather
Albanian: t-|sq|gjysh|xsAlbanian, t+|sq|babagjysh|xsAlbanian
Aleut: latux
Breton: tad-kozh m
Bulgarian: п�ад�до m
Catalan: t-|ca|avi|m
Chinese: �� (wài g�ng)
Croatian: t+|hr|djed|m
Czech: t-|cs|d�da|m, t+|cs|d�d|m
Danish: morfar c, bedstefar c
Dutch: t+|nl|grootvader (van t-|nl|moederszijde) m, t+|nl|opa|m, t-|nl|opoe|m (Hollandic), t-|nl|bompa|m (Flemish)
Esperanto: t-|eo|avo|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: t�gbui
Faroese: abbi, móðirfaðir m
Finnish: isoisä, vaari, ukki, pappa; äidinisä
French: t+|fr|grand-père|m, t-|fr|grand-père maternel
German: mütterlicher Gro�vater
Greek: t+|el|�α��ο��|trpapús|scGrek, (α�� �η μη�έ�α)
Hebrew: t-|he|ס�|m|altסָ�|scHebr, t+|he|ס��|m|altסַ�ָּ�|scHebr
Hungarian: t-|hu|nagyapa
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Italian: t+|it|nonno|m, t-|it|nonno materno
Japanese: ���� (�����, ojiisan), ������� (����������, haha kata no ojiisan)
Korean: t+|ko|����|scHang (halabeoji), t-|ko|�����|scHang (oehalabeoji)
Kurdish: KUchar|باپ�ر
Latin: t-|la|avus maternus
Malay: nenek lelaki
Malayalam: മ�ത�ത���ന�� (muthachhan), �പ�പ�പ�പന�� (appooppan)
Norwegian: t-|no|bestefar, t-|no|morfar
Old English: t-|ang|ealdfæder|m|xs=Old English
Polish: t+|pl|dziadek|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|avô|m, t-|pt|avô maternal
Russian: t+|ru|дед|m|scCyrl, t+|ru|дед��ка|m|scCyrl
Scots: gudesire
Slovak: dedo#Slovak|dedo m, dedko m, starý otec m
Slovene: t-|sl|ded|m, t+|sl|stari o�e|m
Spanish: t+|es|abuelo|m, t-|es|abuelo materno
Swedish: t+|sv|morfar|c
Thai: Thai|�า (ta) (paternal grandfather)
Turkish: t-|tr|dede
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: Arab|جد|جد�
ttbc|Frisian: pake
ttbc|Guaraní: taita guasu
ttbc|Indonesian: kakek
ttbc|Interlingua: avo, granpatre
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ttbc|Latin: avus m
ttbc|Central Sierra Miwok: pá�pa-
ttbc|Persian: fa-Arab|پدربزرگ (pedar-bozorg)
ttbc|Romanian: bunic m, tataie m, tata mare m
ttbc|Tagalog: lolo, ingkong, lelong, apo, abwelo
ttbc|Teochew: lai6gong1, ghua7gong1
ttbc|Thai: Thai|���
ttbc|Tupinambá: amỹîa (t-, t-)
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See also
grandchild
granddaughter
grandmother
grandson
great grandfather, great-grandfather

Etymology 2
From grandfather clause

Verb
en-verb

1. To exempt pre-existing conditions from new requirements, legislation, or restrictions

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