Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A grandfather.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Short for grampa.]

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Examples

  • This game might get messy. you can seem to gramp up in a very Assassin's creed sort of way.

    Dark Diamond Raphael 'Dasuraga' Gaschignard 2009

  • 'grandfather,' or 'gramp'; but we boys when we are out among other boys, have to say the 'Old Squire, 'or the 'old man,' or else they would be laughing at us for milksops.

    When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine 1887

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