Noun: grandaddy 'gran,da-dee
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- [N. Amer, informal] Informal term for grandfather
"The children loved visiting their grandaddy on the farm";
- grandfather, gramps [informal], granddad [informal], grandad [informal], granddaddy [informal], grandpa [informal], gramp [informal], grampy [informal], grandpapa [archaic]
- The first, or best, most important, or largest example of a particular thing
"That old oak is the grandaddy of all the trees in the forest";
- granddaddy [informal]
Derived forms: grandaddies
Type of: grandparent
Encyclopedia: Grandaddy