Granddaddy
Granddaddy noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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Synonyms for Granddaddy
Predecessor and granddaddy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Predecessor" instead a noun "Granddaddy".
Predecessor
Predecessor noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: the once-ubiquitous typewriter was the predecessor of today's electronic keyboard
Granddaddy and predecessor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Granddaddy" instead a noun "Predecessor".
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Related pairs
- model and granddaddy
- model and predecessor
- prototype and granddaddy
- prototype and predecessor
- original and granddaddy
- original and predecessor
- ancestor and granddaddy
- ancestor and predecessor
- patriarch and granddaddy
- patriarch and predecessor
- mother and granddaddy
- mother and predecessor
- sire and granddaddy
- sire and predecessor
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