noun🔗ShareA father of someone's parent."My grandfathers tell interesting stories about their childhoods. "familypersonageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) A male forefather.""Many people consider the Founding Fathers to be the grandfathers of American democracy." "familypersonageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be, or act as, a grandfather to."My uncle grandfathers several children in his community. "familyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them)."The city council voted to raise the minimum age for bartenders, but they grandfathered existing bartenders, so those already working were allowed to continue even if they were under the new age. "lawgovernmentpoliticshistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
