grandfather

P979
predicate

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

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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
Nau Nihal Singh Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nau Nihal Singh Maharaja Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark King Paul of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark King Frederick IX of Denmark via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Austin Dillon Richard Childress ⓘ
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset John of Gaunt ⓘ
surface form: John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Sakina bint Husayn Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Zawe Ashton Paulo Muwanga ⓘ
surface form: Paulus Muwanga
Antigonus III Doson Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Gedaliah ben Ahikam Shaphan the scribe ⓘ
Eleanor de Bohun Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caroline Norton Richard Brinsley Sheridan ⓘ
Demi Brooke Mr. March ⓘ
Zubdat-un-Nissa Shah Jahan via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zubdat-un-Nissa Shah Nawaz Khan Safavi via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" ⓘ
surface form: Shah Nawaz Safavi
Emperor Antoku Taira no Kiyomori NERFINISHED ⓘ
Julia Arnold Thomas Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ
Donnchadh mac Crìonain Máel Coluim II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark King Paul of Greece via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark King Frederick IX of Denmark via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh Maharaja Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Elisabeth of Prussia Prince Charles of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wilhelm Verwoerd Hendrik Verwoerd NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marie of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tuoba Gui Tuoba Shiyijian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei Tuoba Shiyijian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Unbridled Mr. Prospector via predicate surface "grandsire" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Distorted Humor Mr. Prospector via predicate surface "grandsire" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Claus Felix von Amsberg Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands via predicate surface "grandfatherOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Sidney McCain IV John S. McCain Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Elizabeth of Clarence George III of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Euphrosyne of Polotsk Vseslav of Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark George I of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark Prince Louis of Battenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gavin Vogel Jerry Vogel via predicate surface "hasGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gad son of Jacob Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark King George I of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark Prince Louis of Battenberg via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viscount Amberley
surface form: John Russell, Viscount Amberley
Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell via predicate surface "grandfatherOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Athina Onassis Aristotle Onassis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph son of Jacob Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark George I of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert de Brus, 7th Lord of Annandale Robert I of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nadira Banu Begum Jahangir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marguerite Louise d’Orléans Henry IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gao Zhan Gao Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece King Paul of Greece via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ