grandfather
abuelo
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'
noun
abuelito,
abuelo
example
He was indeed politically aware, since his 'grandfather' and father were both MPs and his wife was the daughter of another.
Finbar spends one Saturday every month with his father, his 'grandfather' and his great-grandfather.
Indeed the 'grandfather' of genetics is Mendel, a monk who lived in Brno, now in the Czech Republic.
The 'grandfather' of the family is in charge of the hotel's small shop.
As the patriarch of the family, my 'grandfather' commanded an enormous amount of respect.
He still writes for newspapers and describes himself principally as a journalist, but to the rest of us he is the 'grandfather' of chat.
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
His father's father fought in the First World War, while his 'grandfather' on his mother's side saw service in the Boer War.
You'd call him the grandfather of stand-up comedy, if 'grandfather' didn't seem altogether too cosy.
Freud is often called the 'grandfather' of psychoanalysis
I grew up in a musical environment, with my 'grandfather' and father leading me.
It is believed that the girls had been visiting their 'grandfather' with their mother from Pakistan.
I speak to you as a father, as a 'grandfather' , and most of all as someone who cares deeply about all of you.
The field belonged to my 'grandfather' and my father built our bungalow on the land in 1953.
The 'grandfather' of three has concerns about the quality of education for the next generation.
His 'grandfather' 's medals clinked as the old man brought his right hand smartly up in a salute.
Her father and 'grandfathers' were Presbyterian ministers.
His family travelled up, his 'grandfathers' , father, brothers and friends, and they all made Matt's day very special for him.
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.
The bill 'grandfathers' any existing systems, so no-one will get cut off.
You just have to treat other people in a grandmotherly or 'grandfatherly' fashion.
The Herbert Hoover library was 'grandfathered' into the system by the Libraries Act.
The commission also phased out line sharing for new customers over three years, although it temporarily 'grandfathered' all existing line sharing arrangements.
At a minimum, these ordinances could have been 'grandfathered' , so that existing property owners face less onerous restrictions on what they can do.
NSR involves changes to pre-1977 power plants that were 'grandfathered' under the Clean Air Act.
My father and both my 'grandfathers' were musicians and two of them played the trombone and one the tuba!
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.
I like many things about this book, but not the picture of Mr Foot, looking very old, haggard and 'grandfatherly' , on the dust jacket.
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