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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Prototype and granddaddy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prototype" instead a noun "Granddaddy".
Prototype
Prototype noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: the Greek epic that is the prototype of the hero myth
Granddaddy and prototype are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Granddaddy" instead a noun "Prototype".
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Related pairs
- model and granddaddy
- model and prototype
- original and granddaddy
- original and prototype
- ancestor and granddaddy
- ancestor and prototype
- mother and granddaddy
- mother and prototype
- father and granddaddy
- father and prototype
- forefather and granddaddy
- forefather and prototype
- antecedent and granddaddy
- antecedent and prototype
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