grandpapa

[ grand-puh-pah; gran-pah-puh, grand-, gram- ]

nounInformal.

Origin of grandpapa

First recorded in 1745–55; grand- + papa

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Men and women know these things, because their grandpapas and grandmammas have told them so.
Life and Habit | Samuel Butler
Her grandpapa Forey pretended to grumble at bridal presents being expected from grandpapas.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete | George Meredith
Only those whose great grandpapas or grandmammas were distinguished people in the cat kingdom were allowed to be exhibited.
Harper's Round Table, May 28, 1895 | Various
But, grandpapa, darling, that grandpapa was seventy-three grandpapas back!
Old Man Savarin and Other Stories | Edward William Thomson

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