Dictionary

grandpa en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹæm.pə/
• (US) audio
• /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/

Etymology

From grand- + pa, after grandfather.

Meanings

1. (informal) grandfather.
2. (colloquial) Any elderly man, regardless of if he has, or whether one knows he has, grandchildren.
   • Pointing to the ‘No Smoking’ sign on the wall, he said we must stop smoking. ‘All right, grandpa!’ someone said. 1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 137:

Forms

Deriveds

great-grandpa · grampie · gramps · grandpy · grandpie · grandpacore

Descendants

granpa

Relateds

granddad · grandma

Translations (68)

fy pake (grandfather (informal)) · te జేజినాయన (grandfather (informal)) · da bessefar (grandfather (informal)) · pt vovô (grandfather (informal)) · sl dedek (grandfather (informal)) · sh djed (grandfather (informal)) · mk дедо (grandfather (informal)) · de Opi (grandfather (informal)) · es abuelo (grandfather (informal)) · fi vaari (grandfather (informal)) · mr आजोबा (grandfather (informal)) · vo lefatül (grandfather (informal)) · uk діду́нь (grandfather (informal)) · hy պապի (grandfather (informal)) · sh dȅda (grandfather (informal)) · ja お爺ちゃん (grandfather (informal)) · fi ukki (grandfather (informal)) · da bedstefar (grandfather (informal)) · ms atuk (grandfather (informal)) · uk діду́сь (grandfather (informal)) · fi pappa (grandfather (informal)) · ca iaio (grandfather (informal)) · bg дя́до (grandfather (informal)) · abs opa (grandfather (informal)) · el πάππος (grandfather (informal)) · af oupa (grandfather (informal)) · it nonno (grandfather (informal)) · te నాయనయ్య (grandfather (informal)) · ru де́душка (grandfather (informal)) · lv opis (grandfather (informal)) · ru деду́ля (grandfather (informal)) · cmn 爺爺 /爷爷 (grandfather (informal)) · gl avó (grandfather (informal)) · ro bunicuț (grandfather (informal)) · nl opa (grandfather (informal)) · lv opaps (grandfather (informal)) · ja お爺さん (grandfather (informal)) · ka ბაბუ (grandfather (informal)) · fr papy (grandfather (informal)) · be дзяду́ня (grandfather (informal)) · fr papi (grandfather (informal)) · th ปู่ (grandfather (informal)) · ka ბაბუტი (grandfather (informal)) · de Opa (grandfather (informal)) · pdt Groospa (grandfather (informal)) · ka პაპა (grandfather (informal)) · sk dedko (grandfather (informal)) · te తాత (grandfather (informal)) · es yayo (grandfather (informal)) · ar جَدِّي (grandfather (informal)) · he סבא (grandfather (informal)) · sv farfar (grandfather (informal)) · el παππούς (grandfather (informal)) · ms tuk (grandfather (informal)) · jv kaki (grandfather (informal)) · sh де̏да (grandfather (informal)) · es abuelito (grandfather (informal)) · cs děda (grandfather (informal)) · cs dědeček (grandfather (informal)) · st ntatemoholo (grandfather (informal)) · acm جِدُّو (grandfather (informal)) · pl dziadziuś (grandfather (informal)) · be дзяду́ля (grandfather (informal)) · th ตา (grandfather (informal)) · gsw Äni (grandfather (informal)) · ko 할아버지 (grandfather (informal)) · hy պապիկ (grandfather (informal)) · sv morfar (grandfather (informal))