Grandfather vs. Pappy

Grandfathernoun

A father of someone’s parent.

Pappyadjective

Like pap; soft; mushy.

Grandfathernoun

(by extension) A male forefather.

Pappynoun

father

Grandfatherverb

To retain existing laws or rules only for people or organizations previously affected by them, and to apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.

Pappynoun

grandfather

Grandfatherverb

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

Pappyadjective

Like pap; soft; succulent; tender.

Grandfathernoun

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

Pappy

Pappy is another name for father.

Grandfathernoun

the father of your father or mother

Grandfathernoun

the father of one's father or mother.

Grandfathernoun

the person who founded or originated something

‘Freud is often called the grandfather of psychoanalysis’;

Grandfatherverb

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

‘smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered’;