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Word entry · 11 letters

grandfather

Best crossword clue

"Older male ancestor"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/Part of speech nounSorted aadefghnrrtStarts with GEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
1G2R3A4N5D6F7A8T9H10E11R

Definitions

  1. the father of your father or mother

Word origin

From grandfather clause: see grandfather (etymology 1) and clause.

Used in a sentence

  • File C is the grandfather because it was used to create file B.
  • Three generations of file are usually kept, being the grandfather, father and son files.
  • The file from which the father was developed with the transaction files of the appropriate day is the grandfather.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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