Grandfather vs Poppy - What's the difference?
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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.
Any plant of the species Papaver , with crumpled often red petals and a milky juice.
A bright red colour, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower.
(chiefly, British, Canada) A simple artificial poppy worn in the buttonhole to remember the fallen in the two World Wars, especially around Remembrance Sunday.
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An affectionate nickname given to a father or grandfather, or a male authority figure standing in a similar position.
(music) In the style of pop music.
Having a popping sound.
As nouns the difference between grandfather and poppy
is that grandfather is a father of someone’s parent while poppy is any plant of the species Papaver, with crumpled often red petals and a milky juice.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 organizations.As an adjective poppy is
of a bright red color, tinted with orange, like that of the poppy flower.As a proper noun Poppy is
(mostly U.K.) {{given name|female|from=English}}, a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.grandfather
English
Etymology 1
(wikipedia grandfather)Synonyms
* granddad, grandad, grandaddy * grandsire * grandpa, granpa, grandpappy, granpappy, gramps * eldfather/elderfather * popsAntonyms
* (with regard to gender) grandmother * (with regard to ancestry) grandson, granddaughter, grandchildHyponyms
* paternal grandfather * maternal grandfatherHypernyms
* grandparentDerived terms
* grandfather clock * grandfather clause * great grandfather, great-grandfatherEtymology 2
From (m). See etymology 1 and (m).Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* (l) 1000 English basic wordspoppy
English
(wikipedia poppy)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(poppies)citation, page= , passage=With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.}}
