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grandfather
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???æn(d)?f??ð?(r)/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???æn?f??ð?/
- (General American) enPR: gr?nd?fä'th?r, IPA(key): /???æn(d)?f?ð?/, [????(?)?????n(d)?f??ð?]
- Hyphenation: grand?fa?ther
Etymology 1
The noun is derived from Middle English grandfadre, graundfadir, graunfadir, grauntfader, and other forms, from graunt (“big, large; great, important”) + f??der (“male parent, father; remoter male ancestor”), probably modelled after Middle French grandpere, grant pere (“male parent; remoter male ancestor”) (whence French grand-père); the English word is analysable as grand- +? father. Superseded earlier eldfather, elderfather.
The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
grandfather (plural grandfathers)
- A father of someone's parent. [from 15th c.]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grandfather
- Antonyms: (with regard to gender) grandmother, grandchild, granddaughter, (with regard to ancestry) grandson; see also Thesaurus:grandmother
- (by extension) A male forefather.
- Synonyms: (rare) highfather, grandsire
Hypernyms
- grandparent
Hyponyms
- (father of someone's father): paternal grandfather
- (father of someone's mother): maternal grandfather
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
grandfather (third-person singular simple present grandfathers, present participle grandfathering, simple past and past participle grandfathered)
- (transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
Translations
Etymology 2
From grandfather clause: see grandfather (etymology 1) and clause.
Verb
grandfather (third-person singular simple present grandfathers, present participle grandfathering, simple past and past participle grandfathered)
- (transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them). [from 1950s]
Derived terms
- grandfathering (noun)
Translations
References
Further reading
- grandfather clause on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- grandparent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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memaw
English
Noun
memaw (plural memaws)
- Alternative form of meemaw
Verb
memaw (third-person singular simple present memaws, present participle memawing, simple past and past participle memawed)
- Alternative form of meemaw
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