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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GameStop, the granddaddy of meme stocks, has soared suddenly and sharply.
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Stan Choe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
Horror anthologies are a tradition in British cinema, and this collection of bite-sized frights is the granddaddy of them all.
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Stan Choe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
Horror anthologies are a tradition in British cinema, and this collection of bite-sized frights is the granddaddy of them all.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Granddaddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddaddy. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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