Meaning & use
grandpappy
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An informal, affectionate term for one's grandfather.
See it in a sentence
Every summer the kids visited their grandpappy's farm in the country.
Grandpappy always had a story ready to tell around the fire.
A note on using this word
This folksy term is especially common in Southern and rural American English, echoing similar affectionate forms like "granddaddy."
Words with a similar meaning
grandpagranddad
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Words with an opposite meaning
grandmommy
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