Grandpa


[gran-pah, -paw, grand-, gram-, gram-puh] /ˈgrænˌpɑ, -ˌpɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm pə/

noun, Informal.
1.
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/ˈɡrænˌpɑː; ˈɡrænd-; ˈɡræm-/
noun
1.
informal words for grandfather
n.

1814, childish or familiar form of grandfather (see pa). Grandpappa is recorded from 1753, grandpop from 1860, grandpappy from 1853.

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  • Grandpappy

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