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grand·pa

(grănd′pä′, grăn′-, grăm′pä′, grăm′pə)

n. Informal

A grandfather.

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grandpa

(ˈɡrænˌpɑː; ˈɡrænd-; ˈɡræm-) or

grandpapa

informal words for grandfather

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grand•fa•ther

(ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd-)

n.

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

2. a male ancestor.

[1375–1425]

grand′fa`ther•ly, adj.

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Noun

grandpa - the father of your father or mother

gramps, grandad, granddad, granddaddy, grandfather

grandparent - a parent of your father or mother

Translations

جَدُّو

děda

bedstefar

Opa Opi Großvater

παππούς

abuelo

vaaripappaukki

bon-papa grand-papa papy

djed

nonno

おじいちゃん

할아버지

bunicuţ

dedek

morfar

ปู่ ตา

dede

ông

爷爷

grandpa

[ˈgrænpɑː] grandpapa [ˈgrænpəˌpɑː] N → abuelo m
yes, grandpa → sí, abuelo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grandpa

[ˈgræmpɑː ˈgrændpə] n → papi m, pépé m
my grandpa → mon papi

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grandpa

[ˈgrænˌpɑː] grandpapa [ˈgrænpəˌpɑː] n (fam) → nonno, nonnino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grandpa

→ جَدُّو děda bedstefar Großvater παππούς abuelo vaari papy djed nonno おじいちゃん 할아버지 opa bestefar dziadunio avozinho, vovô дедуля morfar ปู่ ตา dede ông 爷爷

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