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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandpaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grand-paw
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

grandfather

American usage

noun

The father of the owner of a dog or cat (especially if the child is an adult), the implication that the former serves as a grandfatherly role to the pet.

Humorous

Etymology

From grand- + paw.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

grandpaws (plural)

Questions

What does grandpaw mean?
grandfather
Where does grandpaw come from?
From grand- + paw.

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