granddad
Americannoun
Usage
What does granddad mean? Granddad is an informal word for grandfather—the father of a person’s parent. When a father’s child has their own children, that father becomes a granddad. Granddad should be capitalized when it’s used as a proper name, as in Please tell Granddad that I miss him. But granddad does not need to be capitalized when it’s simply used as a way to refer to him, as in Please tell my granddad that I miss him. Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your granddad, as long as you call him.
Etymology
Origin of granddad
Example Sentences
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"I've got his name on my shorts, I'll be doing my granddad proud and I'll be there to represent him."
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
"My granddad was a train driver," she tells me, adding: "I'm really proud of what we're intending to do."
From BBC • May 23, 2025
The birth of his first child has apparently given Shohei Ohtani granddad strength.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025
Ray says he feels "lucky" to have had access to the drug via the NHS, especially now he is a granddad to Willow.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025
Maybe he’d gotten his optimism from his granddad Clive Marlowe.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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