granddaddies
Family's oldest men
Granddaddies is the plural of granddaddy, an informal word for grandfather.
More often, granddaddy refers to the oldest, largest, or most venerable example of something: the granddaddy of all traffic jams, the granddaddy of American music festivals.
The plural appears when comparing multiple instances: These oaks are the granddaddies of the forest.
Original ancestors of a lineage
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- forebearsAncestral family members
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
bloodline · genealogy · ancestry · family · clan · roots · origin · predecessors
Those who open territory
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- forerunnersThose preceding others
- originatorsThose who create first
- groundbreakersInnovators who start trends
innovators · pathfinders · precursors · first · earliest · prototypes · archetypes · models
progenitors
Original ancestors of a lineage
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- forebearsAncestral family members
- lineageDescent from progenitors
heritage · bloodline · genealogy · ancestry · family · clan · roots · origin · predecessors · elders
trailblazers
Those who open territory
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- forerunnersThose preceding others
- originatorsThose who create first
groundbreakers · innovators · pathfinders · precursors · first · earliest · prototypes · archetypes · models · templates
octogenarian
Person in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
- agedAdvanced in years
- seniorHigher in rank
veteran · silver-haired · elder · venerable · ancient · patriarch · old-timer · graybeard · wizened · seasoned
biggest
Superlative of large
giant · colossal · king-sized · oversized · mammoth · behemoth · whopper · monster · jumbo · supreme
granddaddiesgrandsons
Male offspring of offspring
grandchildren · granddaughters · great-grandsons · great-grandchildren · grandkids
grandfather, grandpa, granddad, forefathers, granddads, granddaddy, gramps, great-grandfather, grampy