How to spell grandpa

Grandpa is spelled G-R-A-N-D-P-A.

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What it means: The father of your parent.

In a sentence: Grandpa loves to tell funny stories.

Same family: grandma, grandparent, grandparents, granddad, grandchild. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Grandpa” is a shortened, informal form of “grandpapa,” which itself comes from “grand father.” The word “grand” was added in Middle English to show a generation above your parents, the same way we now say “grandparent.”

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