Grandfather
['græn(d)fɑːðə] or ['græn'fɑðɚ]
Definition
(n.) A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Typed by Juan
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Grandsire, grandpapa.
Edited by Bonita
Examples
- And you, last night, thinking about how you and your grandfather were so terrific and your father was a coward. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Darwin's father was remarkable for his powers of observation, while the grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, is well known for his tendency to speculation . Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The broken-spirited, old, maternal grandfather was likewise subject to the little tyrant. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I will draw a sight draft on my grandfather, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- My own small income (I devoutly wish that my grandfather had left it to the Ocean rather than to me! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Handle it freely, was Grandfather's expression. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Grandfather Smallweed inquires, slowly rubbing his legs. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She wished Beth could hear him, but she did not say so, only praised him till he was quite abashed, and his grandfather came to his rescue. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- That was no more than you ought to have done, for your grandfather's sake. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- How is your grandfather? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- These encomiums bring them to Mount Pleasant and to Grandfather Smallweed's house. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Grandfather Smallweed looks hard after the tea as it is served out and asks Judy where the girl is. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His aunt had shown her inclination; perhaps his grandfather himself, they hinted, might be disposed to be reconciled to him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She peeped into her grandfather's room, through which the fresh autumn air was blowing from the open window. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Does not this pierce your grandfather's territory? Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The principal crop is corn, and they raise it and grind it just as their great-great-great-grandfathers did. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In America the people are absolutely wiser and know much more than their grandfathers did. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Edited by Jimmy