grandfather

P979
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the male parent of another entity’s parent.

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
grandfather canonical 2,388
maternalGrandfather 295
grandfatherOf 274

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: grandfather
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the male parent of another entity’s parent.

Sample triples (3,419)

Subject Object
Atreus Electra via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Atreus Iphigenia via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Atreus Hermione via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Thyestes Tantalus
Tantalus Atreus via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Tantalus Thyestes via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Walter Percy Gardiner
surface form: King Abdullah II of Jordan
Walter Percy Gardiner via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" self-linksurface differs
Jackson Avery Harper Avery via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Prince Francis of Teck Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Hisahito Akihito via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Emperor Emeritus Akihito
Hisahito Tatsuhiko Kawashima via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED
Aqil ibn Abi Talib Abd al-Muttalib
surface form: Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
Robin Bush Prescott Bush
Pleisthenes Pelops
Sir Augustus d'Este George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: King George III
Sir Augustus d'Este George III of the United Kingdom via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: King George III
Scipio Aemilianus Scipio Africanus
Cao Rui Cao Cao
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt William Henry Vanderbilt
Melody Love Norwood Willie Norwood
Epik Ray Norwood Willie Norwood
Prince Alexander John of Wales Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Clement Freud Sigmund Freud
Medea Helios
Orestes Atreus
Cameron Reagan Ronald Reagan via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Varun Gandhi Feroze Gandhi via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Varun Gandhi Colonel Tarlochan Singh Anand via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Helena (daughter of Constantine I) Constantius Chlorus
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Philippe I, Duke of Orléans via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Victor Amadeus II of Savoy
surface form: Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
Meresankh III Khufu
Prince Louis of Luxembourg Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Prince Louis of Luxembourg José Antonio Mestre via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Maggie Simpson Abraham Simpson via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Claudia Marcella Major Augustus via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Gaius Octavius (Augustus)
Julia the Elder Gaius Octavius
Chiang Hsiao-chang Chiang Kai-shek
Ericka Van Helsing Abraham Van Helsing
Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom Frederick, Prince of Wales
Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Kai
surface form: Kai Trump
Donald Trump
Joseph Ferdinand
surface form: Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Joseph Ferdinand
surface form: Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Pompeia Quintus Pompeius Rufus (consul 88 BC)
Pompeia Lucius Cornelius Sulla via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt Jon Voight