grandfather
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definition
verb
smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered
exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation.
noun
His grandmother was a singer, both his grandfather and father were principal dancers and his mother danced in the corps.
the father of one's father or mother.
translation of 'grandfather'
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example
Finbar spends one Saturday every month with his father, his 'grandfather' and his great-grandfather.
It is believed that the girls had been visiting their 'grandfather' with their mother from Pakistan.
As the patriarch of the family, my 'grandfather' commanded an enormous amount of respect.
Indeed the 'grandfather' of genetics is Mendel, a monk who lived in Brno, now in the Czech Republic.
I grew up in a musical environment, with my 'grandfather' and father leading me.
The 'grandfather' of the family is in charge of the hotel's small shop.
His father's father fought in the First World War, while his 'grandfather' on his mother's side saw service in the Boer War.
His grandmother was a singer, both his 'grandfather' and father were principal dancers and his mother danced in the corps.
Freud is often called the 'grandfather' of psychoanalysis
You'd call him the grandfather of stand-up comedy, if 'grandfather' didn't seem altogether too cosy.
He still writes for newspapers and describes himself principally as a journalist, but to the rest of us he is the 'grandfather' of chat.
The 'grandfather' of three has concerns about the quality of education for the next generation.
I speak to you as a father, as a 'grandfather' , and most of all as someone who cares deeply about all of you.
Freud is often called the 'grandfather' of psychoanalysis
He was indeed politically aware, since his 'grandfather' and father were both MPs and his wife was the daughter of another.
His 'grandfather' 's medals clinked as the old man brought his right hand smartly up in a salute.
The field belonged to my 'grandfather' and my father built our bungalow on the land in 1953.
We heard our fathers and 'grandfathers' argue over the same teams and players.
Her father and 'grandfathers' were Presbyterian ministers.
My father and both my 'grandfathers' were musicians and two of them played the trombone and one the tuba!
He has such a genial, 'grandfatherly' manner that criminals seem genuinely relieved to be able to confess to him.
A bad law should not be an excuse for 'grandfathering' such outrageous economic favoritism.
At a minimum, these ordinances could have been 'grandfathered' , so that existing property owners face less onerous restrictions on what they can do.
Looking down the list now, I wonder how many of the families of those who worked at the gas works could ever afford to take advantage of the land their fathers and 'grandfathers' worked on.
Current members will be 'grandfathered' in, regardless of rating.
I often heard the lament that their Arab 'grandfathers' and fathers had not thought enough about education, and had simply pushed their sons into the family business.
The Herbert Hoover library was 'grandfathered' into the system by the Libraries Act.
And with his big glasses, it was a 'grandfatherly' image that would beckon any young ‘un to come closer and enjoy.
The commission also phased out line sharing for new customers over three years, although it temporarily 'grandfathered' all existing line sharing arrangements.
Major League Baseball required all teams to retire the number in 1997, but players who were already wearing 42 at the time were 'grandfathered' .
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