grandfather: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 19 letter points · starts with G · ends with R
Meaning of grandfather
noun
A father of someone's parent.
- broadly
A male forefather.
The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
Listed forms: grandfathers.
Source: Wiktionary — grandfather.
verb
- transitive
To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
Listed forms: grandfathers, grandfathering, grandfathered.
Source: Wiktionary — grandfather.
verb
- US, transitive
To retain discontinued laws or rules for (an object, individual or organization previously affected by them).
Listed forms: grandfathers, grandfathering, grandfathered.
Source: Wiktionary — grandfather.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for grandfather.
noun
the father of your father or mother
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is grandfather in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of grandfather
G(2) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) + F(4) + A(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 19 points.
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Anagrams of grandfather
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from grandfather
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