Granddad and Old man

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Granddad noun - The father of your father or mother.

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Old man and granddad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old man" instead a noun "Granddad".

Old man noun - A male human parent.

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Granddad and old man are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Granddad" instead a noun phrase "Old man".

In The Ultimate Gift, when his rich granddad, Howard "Red" Stevens, died, Jason thought he was going to inherit a piece of the old man's multi-billion dollar estate, but it came with a condition.

Source: Silly Will
A played-straight example actually winds up saving her life at one point: her top accidentally comes undone in the final confrontation with Winner's Knight Templar granddad, and the old man passes out from blood loss before he can harm her!

Source: Manga / Karin
Entirely serious and intentional example: The Boondocks spends an entire episode leading up to a fight between Granddad and Stinkmeaner, an old man that was able to kick Grandpa's behind despite being blind.

Source: Curb Stomp Battle / Western Animation

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