grandaddy
noun[C]
USinformal(alsogranddaddy)uk/ˈɡræn.dæd.i/us/ˈɡræn.dæd.i/agrandfather:
（外）祖父I neverknewmy grandaddy.我从未见过自己的祖父。
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.
Family: informal names
- baba
- bro
- bruv
- bubba
- dad
- granda
- grandad
- grandma
- grandpa
- granny
- mater
- mom
- momma
- mommy
- mum
- mummy
- pa
- pater
- rellie
- sis
Idiom
the grandaddy ofsomething