gramps
gramps Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American An informal, affectionate term for one's grandfather, often used as a familiar form of address.
"Every Sunday afternoon, the children walked down the lane to visit their gramps and listen to his stories."
North American An informal, sometimes playfully irreverent or mildly dismissive term of address for an elderly man.
"The impatient teenager muttered under his breath for the slow driver ahead of him to speed up, calling him gramps."
Word Nuance & Usage
Although ending in '-s', 'gramps' is grammatically singular and is frequently capitalized when used as a direct form of address for one's grandfather.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in late 19th-century American English, the word is a colloquial alteration and shortening of 'grandpa', with the final '-s' added as an affectionate, familiarizing suffix.