grandaddy - Definition from the FAMILY topic - SOCIETY

Topic: FAMILY

grandaddy
noun

gran‧dad‧dy , granddaddy See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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plural grandaddies [countable] American English informal

1SSF grandfather

2

the grandaddy of something

the first or greatest example of something:

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Louis Armstrong, the grandaddy of all jazz trumpeters

Definition of grandaddy from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
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baby boy Br. branch contraception cousin descendant descent distant divorce(n) divorce(v) divorced domestic dynasty ex extended family familial family family planning family tree father father-in-law filial granddaughter grandfather grandma grandmother grandpa grandparent grandson granny hereditary in-laws mam mama mamma man marital matrimony parent parental parenthood parenting paternity patriarch pedigree proposal relative scion separate separated separation sibling single parent sister sister-in-law stepfather uncle union unmarried upbringing wedding widow

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