GRANDDADDIES Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word granddaddies. (close relations)
Definition of GRANDDADDIES
granddaddy
Best Alternative Words for GRANDDADDIES
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ancestors | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||||
elders | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is older than you are • any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit • any of various church officers adjective satellite • used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son | ||||||||
forebears | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||||||
forefathers | nounn | |||||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||||
patriarchs | nounn | |||||||
noun • title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) • the male head of family or tribe • any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race • a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | ||||||||
progenitors | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||||||
gramps | nounn | |||||||
noun • the father of your father or mother | ||||||||
grandfather | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the father of your father or mother | ||||||||
father | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) • `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military • the founder of a family • (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom • God when considered as the first person in the Trinity • a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization • a person who founds or establishes some institution • the head of an organized crime family verb • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||||
grandad | nounn | |||||||
noun • the father of your father or mother | ||||||||
granddad | nounn | |||||||
noun • the father of your father or mother | ||||||||
grandpa | nounn | |||||||
noun • the father of your father or mother | ||||||||
mother | nounn | |||||||
noun • a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) • a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar • a term of address for an elderly woman • a term of address for a mother superior • a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation verb • care for like a mother • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||||
pops | nounn | |||||||
noun • an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk • a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring • a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork • music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love adverb • like a pop or with a pop adjective satellite • (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) verb • bulge outward • hit a pop-fly • make a sharp explosive noise • fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise • cause to make a sharp explosive sound • appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly • put or thrust suddenly and forcefully • release suddenly • hit or strike • drink down entirely • take drugs, especially orally • cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound • burst open with a sharp, explosive sound |