granddaddy
noun
grand·dad·dy
ˈgran-ˌda-dē 
variants
or less commonly grandaddy
2
: one that is the first, earliest, or most venerable of its kind
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Examples of granddaddy in a Sentence
the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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No one could tell the clock by him; no one could quote an epigram of his; no one could ever remember his being a friend of their daddy—or even their granddaddy.
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E. L. Doctorow, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Gigi’s One of the granddaddies of Detroit’s LGBTQ+ scene, Gigi’s opened in 1973, just four years after the Stonewall rebellion.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
There are echoes here of the central conflict in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, the granddaddy of all City of the Future movies, with its own clash between an aloof, opportunistic leader and a brilliant, possibly mad scientist, ultimately brought together by love.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Maryland’s Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, formed in 1827, is the granddaddy of America’s railroads and, for a short period, made Baltimore the second-largest city in the country.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
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E. L. Doctorow, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Gigi’s One of the granddaddies of Detroit’s LGBTQ+ scene, Gigi’s opened in 1973, just four years after the Stonewall rebellion.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
There are echoes here of the central conflict in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, the granddaddy of all City of the Future movies, with its own clash between an aloof, opportunistic leader and a brilliant, possibly mad scientist, ultimately brought together by love.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Maryland’s Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, formed in 1827, is the granddaddy of America’s railroads and, for a short period, made Baltimore the second-largest city in the country.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddaddy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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