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grandpa

[gran-pah, -paw, grand-, gram-, gram-puh] / ˈgrænˌpɑ, -ˌpɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm pə /


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Her grandpa died two years ago, and her grandma now lives out of town.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Your grandpa would be ashamed of your boys,” reads its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"The world truly lost an icon and I lost my grandpa."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

So my grandpa doesn’t receive much Social Security, but he makes it work because he uses his money wisely.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

If you could see it like I do, how proud he was that I was his—you’d feel so good that a grandpa like that loved you—maybe you’d never cry again.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri