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grandfather

🇬🇧 UK/'grændfɑ:ðә/🇺🇸 US
A1

Definitions

n.

The father of one's parent.

祖父;外祖父

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
grandgreat, large, magnificent
+
fatherother
=grandfather

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    My grandfather taught me how to fish when I was a young boy.

  • 2.

    She inherited her grandfather's watch, which has been in the family for generations.

  • 3.

    Every summer, we visit our grandfather at his house in the countryside.

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