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also grandaddy
as in ancestor
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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Even without changing a single character of code in the sacred Bitcoin software, the granddaddy of all blockchains is still attracting more attention than ever.
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Nimrod Lehavi, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Nimrod Lehavi, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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