grandad
noun [C] (also granddad) /ˈɡræn.dæd/ informalDefinition
A2 a grandfather: My grandad was a coal miner. [as form of address] Do you want a cup of tea, Grandad?Names people call their close relatives › used rudely or humorously to address an old man: Come on, grandad!Friendly and unfriendly terms of address
(Definition of grandad noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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