granddad

«granddad» in Mova's school dictionary: a friendly, informal word for grandfather, the father of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a granddad, granddads; Granddad as a name)

meaning for a pupil

Granddad is a friendly, informal word for grandfather, the father of your mother or father. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories children call their grandfather Granddad, Grandad, Grandpa, Gramps or Pop. Family trees in school show granddads and grandmas. Stories often show a granddad telling stories, fishing, gardening or sharing wisdom. Use a capital letter when it is used as his name: «Hi, Granddad!»

examples

• My granddad taught me how to fish. tree →
• We visited Granddad on Sunday and played cards. tree →
• Granddad told us stories about when he was a boy. tree →
• Both of my granddads live near the sea. tree →
• Granddad grows tomatoes in his garden. tree →
• I made a birthday card for my granddad. tree →

note

Also spelled «grandad» (common in the UK) or «grand-dad». Capital G when used as a name or form of address; small g after «my». Your granddad's wife is your grandmother; you are his grandchild.

In the corpora

• "Batteries in the fridge!" says Granddad.

Trees and pragmatics

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