Usually means: Ancestor, often used affectionately colloquially.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word granddaddy:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. granddaddy: Merriam-Webster
  2. granddaddy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. granddaddy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. granddaddy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. granddaddy: Vocabulary.com
  6. Granddaddy, granddaddy: Wordnik
  7. granddaddy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. granddaddy: Wiktionary
  9. granddaddy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. granddaddy: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. granddaddy: Dictionary.com
  12. Granddaddy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. granddaddy: Rhymezone
  14. granddaddy: FreeDictionary.org
  15. granddaddy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. granddaddy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. granddaddy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. granddaddy: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. granddaddy: Idioms

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▸ noun:  (informal) A grandfather.
▸ noun:  (informal) Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.

Similar:
granddad, gramps, grandpa, grandad, grandfather, grand-daddy, grandaddy, grandpappy, granpappy, grampa, more...

Types:
father, pops, pa, grandpa, gramps, more...

Phrases:
granddaddy of all modern computers, more...

Adjectives:
great, old, dear, real, big, dead, famous, proudest, revered



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Similar:
granddad, gramps, grandpa, grandad, grandfather, grand-daddy, grandaddy, grandpappy, granpappy, grampa, more...

Types:
father, pops, pa, grandpa, gramps, more...

Phrases:
granddaddy of all modern computers, more...

Adjectives:
great, old, dear, real, big, dead, famous, proudest, revered



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