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grandpappy

noun

Etymology

From grand- + pappy.

  1. derived from *pap-✻
  2. derived from *pap-✻
  3. derived from papilla
  4. derived from pappe
  5. suffixed as pappy — “pap + y”
  6. prefixed as grandpappy — “grand + pappy”

Definitions

  1. A grandfather.

    • Come and say hello to your old grandpappy Cranky.

  2. one's grandfather

    • Grandpappy told me about his life.

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