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grandad

grandad is the alternative spelling of granddad.

Meaning of granddad

Noun

granddad (plural granddads)

  1. (UK, informal) grandfather
  2. (UK) A familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man.
    • Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!

Forms of grandad

pluralgrandads

Questions about grandad

What is grandad the alternative spelling of?
Grandad is the alternative spelling of granddad.

Words near grandad in the dictionary

  1. grand-quarterly
  2. grand-uncle
  3. grand-uncles
  4. granda
  5. grandacious
  6. grandad
  7. grandaddies
  8. grandaddy
  9. grandads
  10. grandala
  11. grandalas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grandad (page history and authors); granddad (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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