Used in a Sentence

grandad

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for grandad.

Editorial note

My great grandad owned a tabacco factory in Cuba and my grandfather was an entertainer and writer.

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Quick take

Alternative spelling of granddad. [(informal) grandfather]

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Alternative spelling of granddad. [(informal) grandfather]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grandad.

Example sentences

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My great grandad owned a tabacco factory in Cuba and my grandfather was an entertainer and writer.

2

My grandad worked 14 hours+ shifts in 1950s and 1960s in communistic Poland in a steel mill.

3

Who likes to go on tv wearing black, like is grandad Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists.

4

Early 1960s: Grandad tried the intersecting eyelines approach, Dad did the grid of guesses approach (you got a number of guesses).

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My Grandad lives alone and has in the past 12 months really gotten into YouTube.

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After some resistance from my family (and 8 virus infections), I managed to steer my grandad onto Linux.

7

More to the point, he pissed a load of people off because his attitude was 'move over grandad this is the new way'.

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My grandad could come and fix any maintenance issues around my house for free, but it's hardly a solution to low cost housing.

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OR RPG was how my grandad did it, and so that's how I'm going to do it.

10

My grandad runs a local auto shop, and I would have been hard-pressed to not learn how to repair my car.

11

My grandad is 83 and ran a marathon last year.

12

My wife's grandad left her some cash as an inheritance.

Quote examples

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We don't use the n-word in this house > Huey: Grandad, you said the word "nigga" 46 times yesterday.

Proper noun examples

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Grandad was a Desert Rat, one grandmother was brought up in colonial India.

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> Riley: Hey, what's class > Huey: It means don't act like niggas > Grandad: S-see, that's what I'm talkin' about right there.

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Grandad always said don't say anything on the radio you wouldn't say in public, well we're up to don't think out loud or see how your crazy idea looks in text before you edit the Mel Gibson tones out of it.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use grandad in a sentence?

My great grandad owned a tabacco factory in Cuba and my grandfather was an entertainer and writer.

What does grandad mean?

Alternative spelling of granddad. [(informal) grandfather]

What part of speech is grandad?

grandad is commonly used as noun.