grandad
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gran·dad especially British English (also granddad) /ˈɡrændæd/ ●●● S3 noun informal [countable]SSFFAMILY grandfather 爷爷；外公
Examples from the Corpus
grandad• It might embarrass them if Henry told them about his grandad. perhaps it would stop them.• Later, usually with Preston or his grandad, he'd felt a bit more at home, but not much.• The snuffles and crunches of some unknown thing convinced my grandad that we were about to be mugged.• I was with my grandad at a lake in Gloucestershire, night-fishing for tench by the light of a tilley lamp.• This lets off grandad who makes grandson John a toy and gives it to him for Christmas.• But William's grandad had a system working for him.• Maybe it was a reaction to William's grandad and his wicked flaunting of convention.• But Alf Gover has become a sort of universal grandad.gran·dad nounChineseSyllable
grandfather Corpus
grandad
gran‧dad S3
especially British English (also granddad) /ˈɡrændæd/ noun informal
[countable] grandfather
■ words for grandparents
▪grandfather/grandmother : She looks just like grandmother. | My grandfather was a farmer.
▪grandpa informal grandfather: My grandpa died when I was a baby. | Ask Grandpa if he'll buy us an ice cream.
▪grandma informal grandmother: I was at my grandma's house yesterday.
▪grandad informal (also granddad American English) grandfather: Grandad collects me from school on Fridays.
▪granny informal grandmother: Granny, can I come with you?
▪nan/nanna British English informal grandmother – used especially by children: She's staying at her nan's. | You can have a cuddle on the sofa with Nanna.
gran‧dad S3
especially British English (also granddad) /ˈɡrændæd/ noun informal[countable] grandfather
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