granddaddy

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

granddaddy

noun granddaddies · grandaddy · grand-daddy

  1. informal A grandfather.

    Similar: gramps, pops

  2. informal Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. The nature of this gas enables it to absorb the majority of the sun's ultraviolet rays, thus saving the human race from the granddaddy of all sunburns.

    Similar: mother, father, grandfather, grandmammy

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"granddaddy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/granddaddy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

granddaddy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/granddaddy

Chicago

"granddaddy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/granddaddy.

BibTeX
@misc{granddaddy_2026,
  title = {granddaddy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/granddaddy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}