grandad
noun[C]
informal(alsogranddad)uk/ˈɡræn.dæd/us/ˈɡræn.dæd/A2
agrandfather:
(外)祖父My grandad was acoalminer.我祖父是一名煤炭工人。
[as form of address]Do youwantacupoftea, Grandad?爷爷,你想喝杯茶吗?
a grandparent
- grandparentMy grandparents are both in their 80s.
- grandmotherWe went to visit our grandmother in hospital.
- grandfatherHer paternal grandfather was a miner.
- grandmaWhen grandma comes to visit, she always brings sweets.
- grannyShe visited her granny in Pasadena.
- nanUKShe was brought up by her nan.
usedrudelyorhumorouslytoaddressanoldman:
(对老年人粗鲁或幽默的称呼)老爷子,老头儿Come on, grandad!快点儿,老爷子!
Family: informal names
- baba
- bro
- bruv
- bubba
- dad
- granda
- grandaddy
- grandma
- grandpa
- granny
- mater
- mom
- momma
- mommy
- mum
- mummy
- pa
- pater
- rellie
- sis