Noun: grandfather 'gran,faa-dhu(r)
Usage: N. Amer
- Informal term for grandfather
"The children loved visiting their grandfather on the farm";
- gramps [informal], granddad [informal], grandad [informal], granddaddy [informal], grandpa [informal], gramp [informal], grampy [informal], grandaddy [N. Amer, informal], grandpapa [archaic]
Usage: N. Amer
- Exempt pre-existing conditions from new requirements, legislation, or restrictions
"The old businesses were grandfathered in under the new zoning laws"
Derived forms: grandfathers, grandfathering, grandfathered
Type of: grandparent
Encyclopedia: Grandfather, North Carolina