grandpa
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++grand·pa /ˈɡrænpɑː/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] informalSSFFAMILY grandfather 爷爷；外公
Examples from the Corpus
grandpa• We didn't like grandma and grandpa, and we didn't like their gravity either.• We went down twice, to see grandma and grandpa.• Watch what you're doing, grandpa.• He and his grandpa took their medicine together, at the same time.• And yet he seems to have gotten away with it; he is as old as my grandpa.• The veteran classes are our equivalent of the glamourous granny or grandpa competitions!• You and your grandpa been paid, and Luther; too.• I hear you went to see your grandpa every week.grand·pa nounChineseSyllable
Corpus grandfather
grandpa
grand‧pa S3 /ˈɡrænpɑː/
noun [countable]
informal 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.
grand‧pa S3 /ˈɡrænpɑː/
noun [countable]informal grandfather
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