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
Louis XV of France Louis XIV of France
Kublai Khan Genghis Khan
Princess Caroline of Great Britain George I of Great Britain
Princess Mary of Great Britain George I of Great Britain
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Aragon
Chris Griffin Carter Pewterschmidt
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale Queen Victoria
Princess Irene of the Netherlands Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
surface form: Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Saint Joachim Jesus Christ via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Louise, Princess Royal Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Steve Belichick Steve Belichick (grandfather)
surface form: Steve Belichick (scout and coach)
Henry Ford II Henry Ford
Shah Jahan Akbar
Princess Christina of the Netherlands Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Aminah bint Wahb Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah
Geraldine Chaplin Eugene O'Neill
James V of Scotland James V of Scotland via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" self-link
Edsel B. Ford II Edsel Ford
Rehoboam David
Bernard Darwin Charles Darwin
Charles Galton Darwin Charles Darwin
Prince Hisahito Akihito via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Emperor Emeritus Akihito
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans King Louis XIII
surface form: Louis XIII of France
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Fatimah bint Muhammad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
surface form: Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Ibrahim ibn Muhammad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Zaynab bint Muhammad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Ruqayyah bint Muhammad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abdullah ibn Muhammad via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough
George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Marie Thérèse of France King Louis XIII
surface form: Louis XIII of France
Marie Thérèse of France Philip IV of Spain via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Ornytion Aeolus
Zaynab bint Jahsh Abd al-Muttalib via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
Emperor Maximilian I Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Emperor Maximilian I Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Winston Churchill via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Tricia Nixon Cox Richard Nixon
surface form: Frank Nixon
Fanny Imlay Edward John Wollstonecraft
Satyajit Ray Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
Aaron Boone Ray Boone
Achilles Aeacus
Dina Wadia Muhammad Ali Jinnah
surface form: Poonja Jinnah
Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Thersander Oedipus