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Opa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gramps noun Informal word for grandfather.
  • grandfather noun The father of one's mother or father.
  • grandpa noun An informal word for grandfather.
  • pa noun An informal word for father.

Senses

Opa is used for these senses in English:

  • gramps (colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather.
  • grandpa (informal) grandfather
  • pa (colloquial) Grandpa, grandfather.

gramps — full definition

  1. noun Informal word for grandfather.
  2. noun A casual, sometimes teasing way to refer to an old man in general.

grandfather — full definition

  1. noun The father of one's mother or father.
  2. verb To exempt someone or something from a new rule because they were already operating under the old one.

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