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
Shurasena Balarama via predicate surface "grandfatherOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine Henry the Proud NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eleanor de Clare Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma Abbas Mirza NERFINISHED ⓘ
John VII Palaiologos John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zisi Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kong Ji Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alfred Atheling Richard I, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kizzy Omoro Kinte NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Ayako of Takamado Emperor Shōwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary of Scotland Duncan I of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary of Scotland Edward the Exile via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Teddy Lupin Ted Tonks via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Teddy Lupin Lyall Lupin via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia Cassavetes John Cassavetes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lady May Abel Smith Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lady May Abel Smith Francis, Duke of Teck NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emma Soames Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rupert Soames Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Duke Mason James Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Sirius Potter James Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Sirius Potter Arthur Weasley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amphiaraus Melampus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Countess of Athlone
surface form: Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Panembahan Senapati Ki Ageng Sela NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark Christian IX of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
Albus Severus Potter James Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Albus Severus Potter Arthur Weasley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scorpius Malfoy Lucius Malfoy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jeremy Soames Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hugo Granger-Weasley Arthur Weasley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hugo Granger-Weasley Mr Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ
David Einstein Albert Einstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prince Harald of Denmark Christian IX of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
d’Aubigné family
surface form: Françoise d’Aubigné
Théodore-Agrippa d’Aubigné NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harald Grenske Björn Farmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chalciope Helios NERFINISHED ⓘ
Apsyrtus Helios NERFINISHED ⓘ
Astyanax Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog Isaac Herzog via predicate surface "grandfatherOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Abbas I of Egypt Muhammad Ali of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manuchehr Fereydun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kal-El Coppola Cage August Coppola via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
biblical patriarch Isaac
surface form: Isaac
the twelve tribes of Israel via predicate surface "grandfatherOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom Frederick, Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Byron
surface form: Byron King-Noel, 12th Baron Wentworth
Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ
Satanika Pandu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ben Mitchell Eric Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Afrasiab Kay Khosrow via predicate surface "grandfatherOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ