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
Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt William Alvin Pitt
Blanche of Castile Henry II of England
Cecily of York Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
Cecily of York Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Henry Benedict Stuart James II of England
Henry Benedict Stuart James VII of Scotland
Henry Benedict Stuart Jakub Ludwik Sobieski via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: James Louis Sobieski
Andrew of Galicia Daniel of Galicia
Elizabeth Coombs Adams John Adams
William Wallace Daniel President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
Thomas Washington Daniel President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh Abd al-Muttalib via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
Marcus Antonius Antyllus Marcus Antonius Creticus
Marcus Antonius Antyllus Marcus Fulvius Bambalio
Ashley Reagan Ronald Reagan
Agrippa Postumus Augustus
Agrippa Postumus Augustus via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Samuel Prescott Bush George H. W. Bush via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Samuel Prescott Bush Nancy Walker Bush Ellis via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Samuel Prescott Bush Prescott Bush Jr. via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
surface form: Prescott Sheldon Bush Jr.
Samuel Prescott Bush Jonathan Bush via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
surface form: Jonathan James Bush
Samuel Prescott Bush William H. T. Bush via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
surface form: William Henry Trotter Bush
Lady Arabella Spencer-Churchill Winston Churchill
Eochaid of Scotland Arthgal ap Dyfnwal via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Eochaid of Scotland Kenneth MacAlpin via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Cináed mac Ailpín
Martha Bernays Isaac Bernays
Micheál Richardson Tony Richardson
Prince Archie of Sussex Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: King Charles III
Prince Archie of Sussex Charles III, King of Canada via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: King Charles III
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Mucia Tertia Lucius Licinius Crassus via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Abd al-Rahman I Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
surface form: Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik
Abd al-Rahman I Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
surface form: Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph
Alexandra Gibb Hugh Gibb
Daniel Neeson Bernard Neeson via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Daniel Neeson Tony Richardson via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Frank Hawking Stephen Hawking via predicate surface "paternalGrandfatherOf"
William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Abd al-Rahman III Abdullah ibn Muhammad
surface form: Abd Allah ibn Muhammad
Joe Lorkowski Joe’s grandfather in Sunshine Cleaning via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Oscar Lorkowski Joe Lorkowski
Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg Leopold III of Belgium
Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Bridget of York Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Leopold III of Belgium via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Habibah bint Ubaydullah Abu Sufyan ibn Harb via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
J. D. Gibbs Ty Gibbs via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme César de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme