The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Grandfather \Grand"fa"ther\, n. A father's or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent. [1913 Webster] Grandfather longlegs. (Zool.) See Daddy longlegs. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
grandfather n 1: the father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]