grandpapa C1 Topic:Communication US /ˈɡrændpəˌpɑ/ UK /ˈɡrændpəˌpɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #50428 Meanings 1 noun an informal or old-fashioned term for one's grandfather She kept the watch that her grandpapa had carried for fifty years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an informal or... grandfathergrandpagranddad More grandsire ↔ Opposites grandmothergrandchild Word family Forms grandpapa’s Related forms papagrandparent Etymology An English compound of grand- and papa, recorded in the eighteenth century. It parallels grandfather but uses the affectionate family term papa for father. Topics Communication Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # grandpapa **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡrændpəˌpɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡrændpəˌpɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 50428 ## Meanings 1. an informal or old-fashioned term for one's grandfather ## Examples - She kept the watch that her grandpapa had carried for fifty years. ## Synonyms - grandfather - grandpa - granddad - grandsire ## Antonyms - grandmother - grandchild ## Related Forms - papa - grandparent ## Etymology An English compound of grand- and papa, recorded in the eighteenth century. It parallels grandfather but uses the affectionate family term papa for father. ## Topics - Communication - Register & Style markdown