grandad

grandad
grandad also granddad, 1819, from GRAND (Cf. grand) (adj.) + DAD (Cf. dad). Grandaddy is attested from 1769; figuratively (in grandaddy of all _____) from 1956. Grand dada attested from 1690s.

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