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Granddaddy vs. Grandfather — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Granddaddy and Grandfather

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Granddaddy

A grandfather.

Grandfather

The father of one's father or mother.

Granddaddy

One that is the first, oldest, or most respected of its kind
The granddaddy of modern computers.

Grandfather

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

Granddaddy

(informal) A grandfather.

Grandfather

The father of one's mother or father.
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Granddaddy

(informal) Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.

Grandfather

A forefather; an ancestor.

Granddaddy

The father of your father or mother

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.
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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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