Associations to the word «Grandfather»

Wiktionary

GRANDFATHER, noun. A father of someone’s parent.
GRANDFATHER, noun. (by extension) A male forefather.
GRANDFATHER, verb. To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE, noun. A clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for people or organisations who were affected by previous conditions.
GRANDFATHER CLAUSES, noun. Plural of grandfather clause
GRANDFATHER CLOCK, noun. A longcase clock.
GRANDFATHER CLOCKS, noun. Plural of grandfather clock
GRANDFATHER PARADOX, noun. The paradox of one person going back to the past and killing their biological grandfather before the latter fathered the traveller's father, thus preventing the time traveller to ever be conceived in the first place.
GRANDFATHER PARADOXES, noun. Plural of grandfather paradox

Dictionary definition

GRANDFATHER, noun. The father of your father or mother.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle