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Definition of Grandfather
Grandfather

A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.

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Grandfather Quotations

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.
James E. Jones

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Abraham Lincoln

There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.
Victor Hugo

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
Abraham Lincoln

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.
Kahlil Gibran

Grandfather Translations

grandfather in Danish is bedstefader
grandfather in Dutch is opa, grootvader
grandfather in Hungarian is nagyapa
grandfather in Italian is nonno
grandfather in Spanish is abuelo
grandfather in Swedish is farfar, morfar


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