'Grandfather' definitions:
Definition of 'grandfather'
(from WordNet)
noun
The father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]
Definition of 'Grandfather'
From: GCIDE
- Grandfather \Grand"fa"ther\, n. A father's or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent. [1913 Webster]
- Grandfather longlegs. (Zool.) See Daddy longlegs. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grandfather'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- centenarian,
- dotard,
- elder,
- Father Time,
- gaffer,
- geezer,
- golden-ager,
- grampa,
- gramps,
- grandpa,
- grandsire,
- graybeard,
- great-grandfather,
- Methuselah,
- Nestor,
- nonagenarian,
- octogenarian,
- old chap,
- old codger,
- old dog,
- old duffer,
- old geezer,
- old gent,
- old gentleman,
- old man,
- Old Paar,
- old party,
- old-timer,
- older,
- oldster,
- pantaloon,
- patriarch,
- presbyter,
- senior citizen,
- septuagenarian,
- sexagenarian,
- the quiet-voiced elders,
- venerable sir,
- veteran
Grandfather, NC -- U.S. village in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Grandfather, NC -- U.S. village in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
73
Housing Units (2000) :
377
Land area (2000) :
1.500982 sq. miles (3.887526 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.043443 sq. miles (0.112517 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.544425 sq. miles (4.000043 sq. km)
FIPS code :
27320
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
36.100525 N, 81.850153 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.