grandfather

(grănd'fä'THər, grăn'-)
n.

1. The father of one's mother or father.
2. A forefather; an ancestor.

tr.v., -thered, -ther·ing, -thers.
To exempt (one involved in an activity or business) from new regulations: The new ordinance restricts the size of billboards, but it grandfathers those erected before 1997.

[V., from GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.]

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IN BRIEF: The male parent of one's parents.

My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn. — Louis Adamic (1899-1951).

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sign description: The Open 5-hand with the thumb on the forehead bounces out away from the head in a double arcing motion.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bedstefar, farfar, morfar
v. tr. - fritage

idioms:

• grandfather clock    bornholmerur, standur

Nederlands (Dutch)
grootvader

Français (French)
n. - grand-père
v. tr. - exempter (qn, qch) (de lois, restrictions ou exigences nouvelles)

idioms:

• grandfather clock    horloge de parquet, horloge comtoise

Deutsch (German)
n. - Großvater
v. - jmdn. oder etwas von einer neuen Regulierung befreien

idioms:

• grandfather clock    Standuhr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παππούς

idioms:

• grandfather clock    ρολόι κονσόλας, (μεγάλο) εκκρεμές

Italiano (Italian)
nonno

idioms:

• grandfather clock    orologio a pendolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avô (m)

idioms:

• grandfather clock    relógio (m) do vovô

Русский (Russian)
дед, дедушка

idioms:

• grandfather clock    напольные часы с маятником

Español (Spanish)
n. - abuelo, abuelito
v. tr. - eximir algo o a alguien de una ley o requisito

idioms:

• grandfather clock    reloj de caja, reloj de péndulo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - farfar, morfar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
祖父, 始祖, 不受新条例, 新规定限制

idioms:

• grandfather clock    古式落地钟, 落地式大摆钟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 祖父, 始祖
v. tr. - 不受新條例, 新規定限制

idioms:

• grandfather clock    古式落地鐘, 落地式大擺鐘

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 할아버지
v. tr. - 새로운 법칙을 적용하지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 祖父, ご老人, おじいさん

idioms:

• grandfather clock    グランドファーザー時計

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סבא‬
v. tr. - ‮לא כלל (מישהו או משהו) בחקיקה חדשה, בהגבלות או בדרישות‬

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