Usually means: Ancestor, often used affectionately colloquially.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word grandaddy:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. grandaddy: Merriam-Webster
  2. grandaddy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. grandaddy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. grandaddy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Grandaddy, gran'daddy, grandaddy: Wordnik
  6. grandaddy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. grandaddy: Wiktionary
  8. grandaddy: Dictionary.com
  9. Grandaddy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. grandaddy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. grandaddy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. grandaddy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Grandaddy: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of granddaddy [(informal) A grandfather.]

Similar:
grand-daddy, grampappy, grandmama, grannie, granma, pop-pop, dadda, Pop Pop, daddikins, father in law, more...

Opposite:
grandchild, descendant, offspring

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Similar:
grand-daddy, grampappy, grandmama, grannie, granma, pop-pop, dadda, Pop Pop, daddikins, father in law, more...

Opposite:
grandchild, descendant, offspring



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