(informal) grandfather
grandpa
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for grandpa.
Editorial note
Keeping grandpa in a can on top of the fireplace is out of the question.
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(informal) grandfather
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of grandpa gathered in one view.
(slang, derogatory) An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly man whose name is unknown.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for grandpa.
noun
(informal) grandfather
See also: grandfather, granddad, granddaddy, gramps, grandad
noun
(slang, derogatory) An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly man whose name is unknown.
See also: grandfather, granddad, granddaddy, gramps, grandad
Example sentences
Keeping grandpa in a can on top of the fireplace is out of the question.
If these guys would order a hit on a a little old innocent grandpa, what wouldn't they do?
I mean, that's why you'll hear howls and yelps from grandma and grandpa when some virus eventually comes to polish off Windows XP.
Gotta get home and jump on the grandpa box before you can do anything real, eh?
They will be losing a lot of customers (like my mom, aunt, grandpa, etc) who can use websites but don't use smartphones.
My grandpa was sent to labour camp merely for being a professor and having relations in Taiwan, he wasn't even very vocal about politics.
My grandpa told me in the 70s police would routinely pull him over, see he was drunk, and tell him just to go home.
So I did what my grandpa always recommended and I picked up a book, Steve McConnell's Software Estimation: The Black Art.
He looks better than my grandpa did at 70.
He better not send his kids over to grandma or grandpa, cuz I'll bet they do even more sugar coating and infantilizing than this movie.
I have a portuguese grandpa (as in, actually from Portugal), my family even owned stuff in portugal, but somehow all the documents proving it disappeared.
What your grandpa contends is exactly what I thought, too.
Quote examples
Some local "boss" wanted to merry her so he sent my grandpa to the army.
Every German speaker will read this as "The Grandpa Language".
When my grandfather found out, he asked "Do you think this Osama Bin Laden guy could have had anything to do with it?" "No, Grandpa, but thanks for your concern.
I've read so many different multi-factor authentication schemes, and they're often brilliant, but I've yet to come across one that would pass the "my grandpa could use it" usability test.
Proper noun examples
Every time I hear about the amazingly low accident rates in current generation self-driving cars I'm reminded of this joke (unfortunately I can't remember the source): Grandpa, what did you do before self-driving cars?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use grandpa in a sentence?
Keeping grandpa in a can on top of the fireplace is out of the question.
What does grandpa mean?
(informal) grandfather
What part of speech is grandpa?
grandpa is commonly used as noun.