"granddaddy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: granddaddies [plural]
Etymology: grand- + daddy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|grand|daddy}} grand- + daddy Head templates: {{en-noun}} granddaddy (plural granddaddies)
  1. (informal) A grandfather. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms (grandfather): gramps, pops Translations (grandfather): bompa (Dutch), opa (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-granddaddy-en-noun-YedRBFAy Disambiguation of Male family members: 67 33 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with grand- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with grand-: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'grandfather': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'grandfather': 100 0
  2. (informal) Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. Tags: informal Synonyms (most significant thing): mother (english: as mother of all), father, grandfather, grandmammy
    Sense id: en-granddaddy-en-noun-nRzw8kct Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'most significant thing': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grandaddy, grand-daddy Derived forms: granddaddiest

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