grandfather

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A father of someone's parent.
2. A male forefather.
3. The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.

Verb

To be, or act as, a grandfather to.

Verb

To retain discontinued laws or rules for (an object, individual or organization previously affected by them).

Concepten

grootvader

opa

bompa

opoe

voorvader

Synoniemen

grandpa

grandmother

granddad

ancestor

grandparent

maternal grandfather

old man

granddaddy

grandpapa

paternal grandfather

grand-dad

grandson

father’s father

gramps

father

👨‍👦

grandchild

grandad

great-grandfather

great-uncle

grandsire

granduncle

aged

forefather

filing

etc.

archiving

mother’s father

old person

your grandfather

poppi

grand-dady

not young

gran-dad

male ancestor

my grandfather

grampa

granpappy

belsire

grandpappy

zayde

ancient

great-great-grandfather

grandma

Met koppelteken als

grand‧fa‧ther

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/

Etymologie (Engels)

The noun is derived from Middle English grandfadre, graundfadir, graunfadir, grauntfader, and other forms, from graunt (“big, large; great, important”) + fā̆der (“male parent, father; remoter male ancestor”), probably modelled after Middle French grandpere, grant pere (“male parent; remoter male ancestor”) (whence French grand-père); the English word is analysable as grand- + father. Superseded earlier eldfather, elderfather.
The verb is derived from the noun.

Zinnen

His grandfather is British .

Zijn grootvader is Brits.