grandfather (redirected from grandfathers)

grand·fa·ther  (grndfär, grn-)

n.

1. The father of one's mother or father.

2. A forefather; an ancestor.

tr.v. grand·fa·thered, grand·fa·ther·ing, grand·fa·thers

To exempt (one involved in an activity or business) from new regulations: The new ordinance restricts the size of billboards, but it grandfathers those erected before 1997.

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[V., from grandfather clause.]

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grandfather [ˈgrænˌfɑːðə ˈgrænd-]

n

1. the father of one's father or mother

2. (often plural) a male ancestor

3. (often capital) a familiar term of address for an old man

4. Dialect a caterpillar or woodlouse

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grandfather - the father of your father or mother gramps, grandad, granddad, granddaddy, grandpa grandparent - a parent of your father or mother

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grandfather

noun grandad, grandpa, grandaddy, gramps My grandfather was a coal miner.

Translations

grandfather [ˈgrændˌfɑːðəʳ]

A. N → abuelo m

B. CPD grandfather clock N → reloj m de pie, reloj m de caja

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grandfather [ˈgrændfɑːðə^r] n → grand-père m
my grandfather → mon grand-père
grandfather clock n → horloge f comtoise

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grandfather

n → Großvater m

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grandfather [ˈgrændˌfɑːðəʳ] n → nonno

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grandfather [ˈgrændˌfɑːðəʳ] n → nonno

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grandfather

n grandfather [ˈgrӕnfaːðə]

the father or mother of one's father or mother. oupa, grootvader جَد баба и дядо dědeček, babička, prarodiče bedstefar; bedstemor; bedsteforælder der Großvater, die Großmutter παππούς, γιαγιά abuelo; abuela vanaisa, vanaema, vanavanem(ad) پدر بزرگ یا مادر بزرگ isoisä grand-père, grand-mère, grands-parents (pl.) סַבָּא दादा, पितामह djed nagyapa, -anya, nagyszülő kakek, nenek afi, amma nonno, nonna 祖父母 조부, 조모, 조부모 senelis, senelė, seneliai vectēvs; vecāmāte; vecvecāki datuk, nenek grootvader; grootmoeder; grootouders bestefar/-mor, besteforelder dziadek, babka avô/avó bunic, bunică, bunici дедушка; бабушка dedko, babka, starí rodičia stari oče, stara mama deka farfar, morfar, farmor, mormor, far-, morförälder ปู่; ตา dede, büyük baba (外)祖父(母) дідусь; бабуся دادا یا نانا ông bà （外）祖父（或母）

grandfather clock

a clock with a tall usually wooden case which stands on the floor. staanklok ساعة دقّاقَه في إطار خَشَبي вид подов часовник vysoké stojací hodiny standur; bornholmerur die Standuhr ρολόι με εκκρεμές reloj de péndulo/caja kappkell ساعت قدی kaappikello horloge de parquet שָׁעוֹן סַבָּא एक प्रकार की घड़ी veliki sat na uteg u drvenom ormariću padlón álló ingaóra lonceng besar gólfklukka pendola a colonna, orologio a pendolo 箱型大時計 그랜드파더 시계(흔들이식의 대형 괘종 시계) ant grindų stovintis laikrodis grīdas pulkstenis jam besar berdiri staande klok gulvur zegar stojący relógio de pêndulo ceas cu cuc высокие напольные часы stojacie hodiny velika stoječa ura z nihalom stojeći sat golvur นาฬิกาลูกตุ้มขนาดใหญ่ sarkaçlı duvar saati 落地老爺鐘 стоячий годинник ایک اونچا لکڑی کے عمودی خانے میں لگا ہوا گھنٹہ đồng hồ quả lắc to 有摆的落地大座钟

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grandfather → جد dědeček bedstefar Großvater παππούς abuelo isoisä grand-père djed nonno 祖父 할아버지 grootvader bestefar dziadek avô дедушка morfar ปู่ ตา büyükbaba ông 祖父