grandfatherly

[gran-fah-ther-lee, grand-]

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adjective

of or characteristic of a grandfather.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grandfatherly¹

First recorded in 1815–25; grandfather + -ly

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Example Sentences

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The grandfatherly on-screen role is a far cry from the one Hamill has played off-screen in recent years, where he’s become one of Hollywood’s most vocal and scathing critics of Trump.

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But he is no longer a grandfatherly type in morning trousers that stays in the background, if not out of sight.

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The pope, whose grandfatherly appearance belied an electric charisma, and who was beloved both for his kindness and his sternness, confronted an American church shaped by three decades of progressive change.

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However, during the campaign he transformed his public image into that of a quirky grandfatherly figure.

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Bob Moore, the grandfatherly entrepreneur who, with his wife, Charlee, leveraged an image of organic heartiness and wholesome Americana to turn the artisanal grain company Bob’s Red Mill into a $100 million dollar-a-year business, died on Saturday at his home in Milwaukie, Ore. He was 94.

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When To Use

�� does grandfatherly mean?

Grandfatherly is an adjective that most commonly means like a grandfather. It’s especially used in a positive way to describe someone as being kind, nurturing, and protective—like a good grandfather who loves and cares for his grandchild(ren).Describing someone as grandfatherly often implies that they listen and give good advice—it’s perhaps most commonly used in the phrase grandfatherly advice.Grandfatherly is most often used to describe grandfathers themselves, but it can be applied to someone who’s not a grandfather, as in After my grandfather died, I started relying on my Great Uncle Joe for grandfatherly support.Grandfatherly is one of many similar adjectives based on family relations, including motherly, fatherly, grandmotherly, brotherly, and sisterly.Example: Many of my most important life lessons came in the form of grandfatherly advice from my kindly Grandpa George.

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