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grandfather

noun
/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/UK/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/US

Etymology

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 Superseded earlier eldfather, elderfather.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.

  1. derived from grandpere
  2. inherited from grandfadre

Definitions

  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.

    • File C is the grandfather because it was used to create file B.
    • Three generations of file are usually kept, being the grandfather, father and son files.
    • The file from which the father was developed with the transaction files of the appropriate day is the grandfather.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To be, or act as, a grandfather to.

    2. To retain discontinued laws or rules for (an object, individual or organization…

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

      • Had the original work been permitted, it would be grandfathered into any code changes each time they occurred, Arvada officials said. The latest came in 2006.
      • Old power plants are sometimes grandfathered from having to meet new clean air requirements.

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Derived

co-grandfather, GILF, grandfather chair, grandfather clause, grandfather clock, grandfatherhood, grandfather-in-law, grandfatherish, grandfatherism, grandfatherless, grandfatherly, grandfather paradox, grandfather rights, grandfathership, grandfather shirt, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great great great grandfather, stepgrandfather, you kiss your grandfather with that mouth

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for grandfather. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA