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
Yunwen Hongwu Emperor
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse Henry II of England
Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Auguste de Beauharnais Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
Infante Gonzalo of Spain Alfonso XII of Spain
Wulf-Dieter Burwitz HeinrichHimmler
surface form: Heinrich Himmler
Creusa Pandion II
surface form: Pandion (in some genealogies)
patriarch Jacob
surface form: Jacob
Abraham
Annia Cornificia Faustina Antoninus Pius
Luke Dunphy Jay Pritchett
Lily Tucker-Pritchett Jay Pritchett
Walter Elias Disney Miller Walt Disney
Infanta María Teresa of Spain Francis, Duke of Cádiz
Infanta María Teresa of Spain Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Jumanah bint Abi Talib Abd al-Muttalib via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
Mitchell Pritchett Poppy via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Mitchell Pritchett George via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Kohath Jacob
Kohath Israel
Lady Gabriella Kingston Prince George, Duke of Kent
Maud Windsor Prince Michael of Kent
Tiberillus (son of Tiberius and Vipsania)
surface form: Tiberillus
Tiberius Claudius Nero
surface form: Tiberius Claudius Nero (the elder)
Tiberillus (son of Tiberius and Vipsania)
surface form: Tiberillus
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Julia Drusilla Nero Claudius Drusus
Julia Drusilla Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Julia the Younger Augustus
Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu Louis-Philippe I of the French
surface form: Louis Philippe I, King of the French
Doris Aude Ascher
surface form: Albert Einstein
Bernhard Caesar Einstein via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) unknown (not clearly recorded in surviving sources) via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome) possibly Costobarus I (Idumean noble, uncertain) via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Mason Dash Disick Robert Kardashian
Mason Dash Disick Scott Disick
surface form: Jeffrey Disick
Penelope Scotland Disick Scott Disick via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Jeffrey Disick
Penelope Scotland Disick Robert Kardashian via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Rocky Thirteen Barker Robert Kardashian via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
surface form: Robert Kardashian Sr. (maternal, deceased)
Rocky Thirteen Barker Randy Barker (paternal, commonly reported as Travis Barker’s father) via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Tatum Thompson Robert Kardashian
surface form: Robert Kardashian (through his mother’s side, deceased)
Tatum Thompson Trevor Thompson
Grampa Joad Tom Joad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Grampa Joad Rose of Sharon Joad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Grampa Joad Al Joad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Grampa Joad Noah Joad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Grampa Joad Ruthie Joad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Grampa Joad Winfield Joad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Joanna Miller Walt Disney
François de Beauharnais Joséphine de Beauharnais via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
François de Beauharnais Joséphine de Beauharnais via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
surface form: Empress Joséphine
Infante Alfonso of Spain Alfonso XIII of Spain