granddaddy

noun

grand·dad·dy ˈgran-ˌda-dē

variants or less commonly grandaddy

Synonyms of granddaddy next

: grandfather sense 1a

: one that is the first, earliest, or most venerable of its kind

Examples of granddaddy in a Sentence

the granddaddy of all English mystery novels

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Blues was considered fusty, old granddaddy music, but a new generation of young Austin artists and fans became enamored with the sound. —

Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024 Barb brings them together to offer what is, essentially, the granddaddy of corporate mergers. —

Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024 Fun factoid: Not even the granddaddy of the genre, Star Trek, did all that well in its original run on the evening in the late 1960s. —

Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Then there was the granddaddy of them all, in 2017, when the Browns played 16 games and lost all of them, which translated to no winning percentage at all: .000. —

Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for granddaddy