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Granddad vs. Grandfather — What's the Difference?

Granddad vs. Grandfather — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Granddad and Grandfather

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Granddad

A grandfather.

Grandfather

The father of one's father or mother.

Granddad

(informal) grandfather

Grandfather

Exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation
Smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered

Granddad

A familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man.
Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!
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Grandfather

The father of one's mother or father.

Granddad

The father of your father or mother

Grandfather

A forefather; an ancestor.

Grandfather

To exempt (someone or something) from a new regulation that prohibits or restricts something
The new ordinance restricts the size of billboards, but it grandfathers those erected before 1997.

Grandfather

A father of someone's parent.

Grandfather

(by extension) A male forefather.

Grandfather

(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.

Grandfather

(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.

Grandfather

To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).

Grandfather

A father's or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent.

Grandfather

The father of your father or mother

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