grandaddies
Family's oldest men
Grandaddies is the plural of grandaddy, an informal spelling of granddaddy—a grandfather, or more commonly, the oldest or most venerable example of something: the grandaddy of all rock festivals, These oak trees are the grandaddies of the forest.
The spelling with one d is less common than granddaddies.
Ancestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- forefathersAncestral predecessors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
bloodline · genealogy · ancestry · predecessors · clan · roots · origin · pedigree
First to explore territory
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- prototypesOriginal test models
- archetypesUniversal symbolic patterns
precursors · originators · first-generation · classics · legends · icons · trendsetters · innovators
Old valued collectible
- classicOf lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- timelessUnaffected by eras
collectible · relic · old-school · traditional · old-fashioned · yesteryear · dated · preserved
forebears
Ancestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- forefathersAncestral predecessors
lineage · bloodline · genealogy · ancestry · predecessors · clan · roots · origin · pedigree · antecedents
pioneers
First to explore territory
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- prototypesOriginal test models
archetypes · precursors · originators · first-generation · classics · legends · icons · trendsetters · innovators · groundbreakers
antique
Old valued collectible
timeless · collectible · relic · old-school · traditional · old-fashioned · yesteryear · dated · preserved · nostalgic
grandaddiesgrandchildren
Offspring of offspring
grandsons · granddaughters · grandkids · great-grandchildren · descendants
grandaddiesnewcomers
Those recently arrived
latecomers · upstarts · imitators · followers · derivatives
grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, granddad, grandson, granddaughter, granddads, granddaddy, great-grandmother