granddad

UK
/ˈɡrænd.dæd/
US
/ˈɡrænˌdæd/

Translations

granddadnoun
granddads
pl
UK
/ˈɡrænd.dæd/
US
/ˈɡrænˌdæd/
My granddad taught me how to fish.
Мой дедушка научил меня рыбачить.
Additional translations
granddadadjective
more granddad
Comp.
most granddad
Super.
UK
/ˈɡræn.dæd/
US
/ˈɡrænˌdæd/
Used attributively to describe things reminiscent of or relating to grandfathers (e.g., "granddad shirt").

Definitions

granddadnoun
A person's grandfather.
Every summer, we visit my granddad at his cottage by the lake.
A familiar or informal term for an elderly man, not necessarily the speaker's own grandfather.
"Slow down, granddad, you're blocking the aisle!"
granddadadjective
Characteristic of, suitable for, or reminiscent of a grandfather; old-fashioned.
He sported a granddad collar shirt that looked straight out of the 1940s.