The difference between Father and Grandfather

When used as nouns, father means a (generally human) male who begets a child, whereas grandfather means a father of someone's parent.

When used as verbs, father means to be a father to, whereas grandfather means to retain existing laws or rules only for people or organizations previously affected by them, and to apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.

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  1. Father as a noun:

    A (generally human) male who begets a child.

    Examples:

    "My father was a strong influence on me."

    "My friend Tony just became a father."

  2. Father as a noun:

    A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.

  3. Father as a noun:

    Examples:

    "Come, father; you can sit here."

  4. Father as a noun:

  5. Father as a noun:

    A person who plays the role of a father in some way.

    Examples:

    "My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced."

    "The child is father to the man."

  6. Father as a noun:

    The founder of a discipline or science.

    Examples:

    "Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics."

  7. Father as a noun:

    Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.

  8. Father as a noun:

    A senator of Ancient Rome.

  1. Father as a verb:

    To be a father to; to sire.

  2. Father as a verb (figuratively):

    To give rise to.

  3. Father as a verb:

    To act as a father; to support and nurture.

  4. Father as a verb:

    To provide with a father.

  5. Father as a verb:

    To adopt as one's own.

  1. Grandfather as a noun:

    A father of someone's parent.

  2. Grandfather as a noun (by extension):

    A male forefather.

  1. Grandfather as a verb (intransitive, law):

    To retain existing laws or rules only for people or organizations previously affected by them, and to apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.

  2. Grandfather as a verb (transitive, law):

    To retain existing laws or rules for (a person or organization previously affected by them).

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