GRANDFATHER Synonyms

• the father of your father or mother

• the father of your father or mother

• the father of your father or mother

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

• 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

• used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

• the founder of a family

• person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

• 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

• 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

• like a pop or with a pop

• (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

• 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

• (sometimes childish) father, papa.

• Grandfather.

• Any male ancestor.

• Any of a number of methods of change-ringing on bells.

• (equestrian) The sire of a sire, paternal grandfather

• the father of your father or mother