As nouns the difference between grandfather and grandfatherhood
is that
grandfather is a father of someone’s parent while
grandfatherhood is the state of being 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 organizations.
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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grandfatherhood English
Noun
(-)
the state of being a grandfather
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