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grandfatherhood

grandfatherhood noun: the state of being a grandfather.

Noun

grandfatherhood (uncountable)

  1. the state of being a grandfather

Origin of grandfatherhood

From grandfather + -hood.

Questions about grandfatherhood

What does grandfatherhood mean?
Grandfatherhood means the state of being a grandfather.
What part of speech is grandfatherhood?
Grandfatherhood is a noun.

Words near grandfatherhood in the dictionary

  1. grandfather's clock
  2. grandfather's clocks
  3. grandfather-in-law
  4. grandfathered
  5. grandfathered in
  6. grandfatherhood
  7. grandfathering
  8. grandfathering in
  9. grandfatherings
  10. grandfatherish
  11. grandfatherism

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