Explore Grandfather through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like gramps or granddad. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Grandfather in a sentence
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Grandfather meaning
- A father of someone's parent.
- A male forefather.
- The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
Synonyms of Grandfather
Using Grandfather
- The main meaning on this page is: A father of someone's parent. | A male forefather. | The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
- Useful related words include: gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy.
- In the example corpus, grandfather often appears in combinations such as: his grandfather, grandfather and, great grandfather.
Context around Grandfather
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grandfather
- In this selection, "grandfather" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, father, loving, great, met and paradox stand out and add context to how "grandfather" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and great grandfather and grandfather great grandfather and great. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grandfather" sits close to words such as roberts, mortgage and pizza, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grandfather
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. (8 words)
Grandfather to all their children, and great grandfather to all their children's children. (14 words)
Edward Seymour would be my grandfather’s 12th great-grandfather, and my own 14th great-grandfather. (16 words)
The grandfather paradox is a hypothetical situation in which a time traveler goes back in time and attempts to kill his paternal grandfather at a time before his grandfather met his grandmother. (32 words)
Beloved husband of Aldyth, dear step-father of Anita and Dan and Damien and Dawn, loving grandfather to Lemmy, Kieren, Sam, Jack, Kai, Taryn and Max and a dear great-grandfather. (31 words)
Loved husband of Elsie, dear father of Allan, Brian, Joyce and Linda, father-in-law of Cath, Jill, Brian and Edward, a loving grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Edward Seymour would be my grandfather’s 12th great-grandfather, and my own 14th great-grandfather.
Loved husband of Elsie, dear father of Allan, Brian, Joyce and Linda, father-in-law of Cath, Jill, Brian and Edward, a loving grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather.
Russ was a loving husband for over 71 years, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great-great grandfather, he will be dearly missed.
The grandfather paradox is a hypothetical situation in which a time traveler goes back in time and attempts to kill his paternal grandfather at a time before his grandfather met his grandmother.
Beloved husband of Aldyth, dear step-father of Anita and Dan and Damien and Dawn, loving grandfather to Lemmy, Kieren, Sam, Jack, Kai, Taryn and Max and a dear great-grandfather.
Beloved husband of the late Jen, much loved father of Kathleen, Frank, Les and Michael, a dearly loved father in law, grandfather, great grandfather and brother.
Devoted husband of 64 years to Frances, much-loved father to Alison, Helen, and Colin, adored father-in-law, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
For instance, my grandfather had eight wives, that’s paternal and my maternal grandfather had about seven or eight wives too.
Grandfather to all their children, and great grandfather to all their children's children.
It is well known that my grandmother and grandfather met here, while my great-grandfather, King George VI, was conducting these very duties.
Of all the roles that Del held in his life, he was extremely proud and grateful to be a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
Proud grandfather of Ricky, Samantha, Justin, Damian, Daniel and Jenna, as well as great grandfather to Nixon.
This leads to the birth of Fry's father Yancy Sr., meaning that Fry is his own grandfather and Farnsworth's great (x31) grandfather.
A dearly loved father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.
A dearly loved husband of Carol (RIP), treasured father of Michael, Peter, Steven (RIP), Carol and Josephine, a beloved grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, son and uncle.
A devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Adored grandfather to Rachel, David, Jenna and Leah and great grandfather to Thomas, Daniel, Mia, Bobby and Jack.
Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather Uncle and Friend sadly passed away quietly in his sleep after a short illness.
Beloved husband of Rosalie, dear father of James, Stephanie and Matthew, much loved grandfather of Samantha, Callum, Tommy, Jessie and Evan and great grandfather of Luke.
Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth, dear father of William and Janet and a dearly loved grandfather and great grandfather.
Common combinations with grandfather
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his grandfather 46×
- grandfather and 36×
- great grandfather 26×
- father grandfather 19×
- and grandfather 18×
- her grandfather 15×
- grandfather to 14×
- my grandfather 11×
- maternal grandfather 10×
- grandfather of 9×