Usually means: Elderly male relative, typically paternal.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word grandad:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. grandad: Merriam-Webster
  2. grandad: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. grandad: Collins English Dictionary
  4. grandad: Vocabulary.com
  5. Gran'dad, Grandad, gran'dad, grandad: Wordnik
  6. grandad: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. grandad: Wiktionary
  8. grandad: Dictionary.com
  9. Grandad (Only Fools and Horses), Grandad (disambiguation), Grandad (song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. grandad: Rhymezone
  11. grandad: FreeDictionary.org
  12. grandad: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. grandad: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. grandad: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. grandad: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. grandad: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of granddad [(informal) grandfather]

Similar:
gramps, grandpa, granddaddy, granddad, grandfather, granda, grandma, uncle, grampa, grannie, more...

Opposite:
grandson, grandchild

Types:
grandfather, gramps, papa, pop, more...

Adjectives:
old, great, poor, dear, round, darling, possible



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Similar:
gramps, grandpa, granddaddy, granddad, grandfather, granda, grandma, uncle, grampa, grannie, more...

Opposite:
grandson, grandchild

Types:
grandfather, gramps, papa, pop, more...

Adjectives:
old, great, poor, dear, round, darling, possible



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