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grandpappy

grandpappy noun: a grandfather.

Noun

grandpappy (plural grandpappies)

  1. (informal) A grandfather.
    • Come and say hello to your old grandpappy Cranky.1995, Rare, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Nintendo, →OCLC, SNES, scene: Monkey Museum

Proper noun capitalized: Grandpappy

Grandpappy

  1. (informal) one's grandfather
    • Grandpappy told me about his life.

Forms of grandpappy

pluralgrandpappies

Origin of grandpappy

From grand- + pappy.

Questions about grandpappy

What does grandpappy mean?
Grandpappy means a grandfather.
What part of speech is grandpappy?
Grandpappy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of grandpappy?
The plural of grandpappy is grandpappies.

Words near grandpappy in the dictionary

  1. grandpacore
  2. grandpap
  3. grandpapa
  4. grandpapas
  5. grandpappies
  6. grandpappy
  7. grandpaps
  8. grandparent
  9. grandparentage
  10. grandparentages
  11. grandparental

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