Grandpa vs. Grandfather — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Grandpa and Grandfather
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Grandpa
One's grandfather.
Grandfather
The father of one's father or mother.
Grandpa
A grandfather.
Grandfather
Exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation
Smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered
Grandpa
(informal) grandfather
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Grandfather
The father of one's mother or father.
Grandpa
A grandfather.
Grandfather
A forefather; an ancestor.
Grandpa
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.
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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