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In the narration for Benjamin Britten's orchestral work 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra', yes.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005400/musi/brittenypg.html
"The DOUBLEBASSES are the grandfathers of the String family, with heavy grumbling voices".
Before the playing of the Bass variation (Variation H).
However, I don't think the Bass is referred to the Grandfather- or at least not as commonly- outside this setting.
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