grandfather

«grandfather» in Mova's school dictionary: the father of your mother or your father — 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 (grandfather, grandfathers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A grandfather is the father of your mother or your father. Most people have 2 grandfathers. tree →

2) A grandfather clock is a tall clock that stands on the floor. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a person in age problems or gift stories; his age is compared with the grandchildren's (difference or «times as old»). In family trees in school: grandfather, grandmother, grandparents. Everyday life: children call him Grandpa, Granddad, Grandad or Pop. In stories: a wise or kind old man who tells tales. Phrases: my grandfather, great-grandfather, grandfather clock.

examples

• Grandfather is 70 and Tom is 10. How much older is he? tree →
• Grandfather gave each child 5 dollars. tree →
• Grandfather is 7 times as old as Ann. tree →
• He has 2 grandfathers. tree →
• My grandfather taught me how to fish. tree →
• We visit my grandfather on the farm every summer. tree →
• Grandfather told us stories about when he was a boy. tree →
• The grandfather clock in the hall chimes every hour. tree →
• My great-grandfather was my grandfather's father. tree →
• "What must I do then, grandfather?" tree →

note

Informal names: grandpa, granddad, grandad, gramps, pop. A «great-grandfather» is a grandfather's father. A person of the story; often in age comparisons (difference or times as old). Trap: the age difference stays the same over the years, but «times as old» changes.

In the corpora

• diDUS is a loving word for grandad, DId is shorter, and DId MorOz is Grandfather Frost, an old New Year figure.

Trees and pragmatics

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