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
Robert Waring Darwin Jr. Erasmus Darwin
Robert Waring Darwin Jr. Josiah Wedgwood I
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin Ali ibn Abi Talib
Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans Louis XIV of France
Alexander Hitchens Eric Ernest Hitchens
surface form: Eric Hitchens
Aeson Medeius via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Aeson children of Jason via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Pheres Aeson
Pheres Aeëtes via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Dmitry Ivanovich Ivan III of Russia
Alexandra Feodorovna of Hesse Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Nejla bint Asem King Hussein of Jordan
Lothair II Emperor Louis the Pious
surface form: Louis the Pious
Rose Schlossberg John F. Kennedy
Geordie Hormel George A. Hormel
King Wen of Zhou Gong Liu
Isabella of Parma Louis XV of France via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
George Washington Adams John Adams
Philipp Moritz Maria of Bavaria John III Sobieski
Philipp Moritz Maria of Bavaria Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
Yazid III Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Ranbir Kapoor Raj Kapoor via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
יִשַׁי King Solomon via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
surface form: Solomon
Christian Henry of Hanover Frederick V, Elector Palatine
surface form: Frederick V of the Palatinate
Dirār ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
surface form: Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf
Matilda Ledger Kim Ledger
Leo II Leo I
Sun Hao Sun Quan
Bart Simpson Abraham Simpson
Anne Wiazemsky François Mauriac
Menkaura Khufu
Mykerinos Khufu via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Sir Galahad King Pelles
Suzanne Farrington Ernest Hartley
Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany James Francis Edward Stuart
Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany James Francis Edward Stuart via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Emperor Wuzong of Tang Emperor Xianzong of Tang
Henri Bourassa Louis-Joseph Papineau
George P. Bush George H. W. Bush
al-Musta'in al-Mu'tasim
Louise Diane d'Orléans Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Louise Diane d'Orléans Louis XIV of France
Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
Bonnie Blue Butler Gerald O'Hara
surface form: Gerald O’Hara
Barra bint Abd al-Muttalib Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
Marcus Porcius Cato (father of Cato the Younger) Cato the Elder
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Hossein Qoli Khan Qajar
surface form: Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar
Arwen Eärendil
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn Ali ibn Abi Talib