Grandfather vs. Papa — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Grandfather and Papa
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Definitions
Grandfather➦
The father of one's father or mother.
Papa➦
One's father
Papa had taught her to ride a bicycle
He saw his papa's face change at this news
Grandfather➦
Exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation
Smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered
Papa➦
A code word representing the letter P, used in radio communication.
Grandfather➦
The father of one's mother or father.
Papa➦
Father.
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Grandfather➦
A forefather; an ancestor.
Papa➦
Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
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.
Papa➦
(informal) A pet name for one's grandfather.
Grandfather➦
A father of someone's parent.
Papa➦
A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
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Grandfather➦
(by extension) A male forefather.
Papa➦
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Grandfather➦
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
Papa➦
A child's word for father.
Grandfather➦
(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
Papa➦
A parish priest in the Greek Church.
Grandfather➦
To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).
Papa➦
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
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
