As nouns the difference between grandfather and ayle
is that
grandfather is a father of someone’s parent while
ayle is a grandfather.
As a verb grandfather
is 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.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
grandfather English
Noun
( en noun)
A father of someone’s parent.
(by extension) A male forefather.
Synonyms
* granddad, grandad, grandaddy
* grandsire
* grandpa, granpa, grandpappy, granpappy, gramps
* eldfather/elderfather
* pops
Antonyms
* (with regard to gender) grandmother
* (with regard to ancestry) grandson, granddaughter, grandchild
Hyponyms
* paternal grandfather
* maternal grandfather
Hypernyms
* grandparent
Derived terms
* grandfather clock
* grandfather clause
* great grandfather, great-grandfather
Etymology 2
From (m). See etymology 1 and (m).
Verb
( en verb)
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 organizations.
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ayle English
Noun
(obsolete) A grandfather.
- The Writ of Ayle was an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized.
Anagrams
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