Grandfather vs. Grandparent — What's the Difference?

The father of one's father or mother.

Grandparents are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually-reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, thirty-two genetic great-great-great-grandparents, etc.

Exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation

A parent of one's mother or father; a grandmother or grandfather.

The father of one's mother or father.

The parent of someone's parent

A forefather; an ancestor.

Synonym of grandfather

To exempt (someone or something) from a new regulation that prohibits or restricts something

A parent of your father or mother

A father of someone's parent.

(by extension) A male forefather.

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

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

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

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

The father of your father or mother