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# grandpa

«grandpa» in Mova's school dictionary: **an informal, friendly word for your grandfather: the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a grandpa, grandpas; Grandpa — as a name)

### meaning for a pupil

Grandpa is an informal, friendly word for your grandfather: the father of your mother or your father. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and family lessons, a grandpa is part of the wider family; children may call him Grandpa, Grandad, Granddad, Pop, Poppa, Gramps, Grampa or other names, depending on the family and country. In maths and family trees, a person has two grandfathers. In stories, a grandpa is often wise, kind and full of old tales. Phrases: «my grandpa», «Grandpa's house», «visit Grandpa».

### examples

- My grandpa takes me fishing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#x1)
- Grandpa, can you tell us a story? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#x2)
- I made a card for Grandpa's birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#x3)
- Grandpa used to be a train driver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#x4)
- We visit Grandpa every Sunday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#x5)
- Your grandpa is your dad's dad or your mum's dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#x6)
- Everyone has two grandpas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#x7)
- Grandpa is teaching me to play chess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/#x8)

### note

Plural grandpas. Write «Grandpa» with a capital G when you use it as a name («Hi, Grandpa!») and small g after «my» («my grandpa»). Formal word: grandfather. «Granddad» or «Grandad» are common in the UK, Ireland and Australia.

### In the corpora

- [Later Mum explains: Grandpa needs a small operation and they were planning the trip to visit him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/5/)
- [Example: a girl in Phoenix gets a book from her grandpa by post.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/7/)
- [Everyone looks forward to it, nobody gets upset, and Grandpa wins every year with a rubber snake in the mailbox.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/438-funny-pranks/21/)
- [Lucy's grandpa in Kentucky told her that if she crossed her eyes too long they'd stay that way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/443-grown-ups-little-lies-the-ice-cream-van/14/)
- [Grandpa chuckled: «Well, it worked on your daddy.» Emma's uncle said Santa watched through the smoke alarm light.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/443-grown-ups-little-lies-the-ice-cream-van/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «grandpa» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grandpa/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.