English Reference
noun

grandpa

n.
US /ˈɡɹændˌpɑ/ UK /ɡɹˈændpɑː/ grand·pa UK spelling grandpas

  1. 01 A1 Beginner Informal

    a friendly name for your grandfather.

    an informal term for one's grandfather, often used as a direct address or a familiar reference within a family.

    Simple

    My grandpa always takes me to the park on Sunday mornings.

    In context

    Every summer, the children would visit their grandpa at the farmhouse, where he would regale them with stories about his youth in the navy.


From grand- + pa, after grandfather.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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