Sekirov Dictionary

grandfather

UK /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/US /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3

noun3

a man whose child is one of your parents
A male forefather.
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The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
- File C is the grandfather because it was used to create file B. — 1983

verb2

To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
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(US) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (an object, individual or organization previously affected by them).
- Had the original work been permitted, it would be grandfathered into any code changes each time they occurred, Arvada officials said. The latest came in 2006. — 2009

forms

grandfathered · grandfathering · grandfathers

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