grandpa

[ gran-pah, -paw, grand-, gram-, gram-puh ]

/ ˈgrænˌpɑ, -ˌpɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm pə /

Origin of grandpa

First recorded in 1885–90; grand- + pa

The characters you play on the show are extremely diverse—ranging from a cocaine-rattled rich boy to an ornery Jewish grandpa.

The Zany Shades of Nick Kroll |Abby Haglage |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One strip, Foolish Grandpa and Sour Henry, shows Grandpa being hit on the head by a sandbag and blown up by dynamite.

The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians |Anthony Haden-Guest |November 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There is something authentic and warm in the way she evokes “my Grandpa,” the great Francis Ford Coppola.

The Next Great Coppola |Caryn James |May 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And Anthony Hopkins as Noah's hammy 969-year-old grandpa, Methuselah, who was apparently an incorrigible berry addict.

‘Noah’ Review: An Ambitious, Flawed Biblical Tale That You Have to See |Andrew Romano |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Your grandpa was living in another state, and found out what I was doing when he saw me on the Howard Stern TV show.

A Porn Star’s Letter to Her Unborn Son |Aurora Snow |September 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He just looked calm, and as grandpa went right on talkin', it would have been interruptin' if my pa did say anything.

Mitch Miller |Edgar Lee Masters
Mun Bun and Margy fell asleep almost at once, it was so warm and cosy in Grandpa's sled.

Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's |Laura Lee Hope
They coasted downhill, played, and had fun in the snow and were very glad indeed that they had come to Grandpa Ford's.

Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's |Laura Lee Hope
That is the reason my grandpa didn't want to leave Mars Daniel Johnson's.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 |Work Projects Administration
"Well, it's a good thing they did, or you might have been hurt worse than you were," said Grandpa Brown.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus |Laura Lee Hope

grandpa

/ (ˈɡrænˌpɑː, ˈɡrænd-, ˈɡræm-) /

informal words for grandfather