Grandfather is a antonym of grandson.
As nouns the difference between grandson and grandfather
is that grandson is a son of one's child while grandfather is a father of someone’s parent.
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.
grandson
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A son of one's child.
Synonyms
* grandboy
Antonyms
* (with regard to gender) granddaughter
* (with regard to ancestry) grandmother, grandfather
Hypernyms
* grandchild
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.
