gramps

«gramps» in Mova's school dictionary: Grandfather; a friendly name for your grandad — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Grandfather; a friendly name for your grandad. tree →

2) (informal, sometimes cheeky) A way of talking to or about any old man. tree →

sense in the lessons

A friendly family word, especially in the USA, Canada and Australia; in the UK people more often say «Grandad» or «Grandpa». Used in speech and informal writing; when talking to a stranger it can be rude.

examples

• Gramps took me fishing at the lake. tree →
• «Hi, Gramps!» shouted Lily as she ran to hug him. tree →
• My gramps tells the funniest stories. tree →
• We baked a cake for Gramps's birthday. tree →
• Gramps fell asleep in his armchair after lunch. tree →
• Calling a stranger «gramps» is cheeky. tree →

note

Informal. Used like a name, with a capital G when you call someone: «Thanks, Gramps!» Other words: grandfather (formal), grandad, grandpa, granddad, pop, pops; grandmothers are gran, granny, nan, nana, grandma.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gramps» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.