Thesaurus:grandfather

Thesaurus

grandfather

English

Noun

Sense: the father of someone's parent

Synonyms

• ayle (obsolete)
• elderfather (archaic, dialectal)
• eldfather (archaic, dialectal)
• goodsire (Scotland)
• gramp (colloquial)
• grampa (informal)
• gramps (colloquial, humorous)
• grampop (US, informal)
• gran (rare)
• granda (informal, Northern England, Scotland)
• grandad (informal)
• grandaddy (informal)
• granddad (informal)
• granddaddy (informal)
• grandfather
• grandpa (informal)
• grandpap (informal)
• grandpapa (informal)
• grandpappy (informal)
• Grandpappy (informal)
• grandpaw (US, dialectal)
• grandpop (US, informal)
• grandsire
• granfer (eye dialect)
• granpappy (informal)
• granther (dialectal)
• nonno (among Italian speakers)
• pa (Southern US, dialectal)
• pap (Southern US, dialectal)
• papa (Southern US, dialectal)
• papaw (Southern US, dialectal)
• pappaw (Southern US, dialectal)
• pappy (Southern US, dialectal)
• Pappy (Southern US, dialectal)
• pawpaw (Southern US, dialectal)
• peepaw (Southern US, dialectal)
• pepaw (Southern US, dialectal)
• pop-pop (slang)
• poppy (Southern US, dialectal)
• zayde (Jewish)

Antonyms

• grandmother    [⇒ thesaurus] (with regard to gender)
• grandchild (with regard to ancestry)
• granddaughter (with regard to ancestry)
• grandson (with regard to ancestry)

Hypernyms

• grandparent
• relative    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:old man

Further reading

• “166. paternity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “grandfather” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.