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    Meaning, Definition & Pronunciation of "grandfather" in English - English

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    grandfather

    The father of someone’s parent :

    grandfather

    exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation.
    Synonyms

    grandfather

    To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organisations.

    grandfatherly

    Having the characteristics of a grandfather

    stepgrandfather

    The stepfather of ones mother or father.

    Context Examples

    grandfather

    1. Bahz ibn Hakim reported from his grandfather: (Ibn Qudamah's version has: His grandfather's brother or uncle reported:) - the narrator Mu'ammal said: - He (his grandfather Mu'awiyah) got up before the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) who was giving sermon: and he said: Why have your companions arrested my neighbours? He turned away from him twice. He (his grandfather Mu'awiyah) then mentioned something. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) then said: Let his neighbours go. (Mu'ammal did not mention the words "He was giving sermon.")
    2. His great-grandfather and great-grandmother had been born in the islands.
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