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
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria Emperor Charles I of Austria via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Khedive Ismail Pasha Muhammad Ali Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor King Charles III NERFINISHED ⓘ
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor Thomas Markle Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor King Charles III via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor Thomas Markle Sr. via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Danny Reagan Henry Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Archduke Imre of Austria Otto von Habsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Archduke Imre of Austria Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elendil Númendil NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rebecca Nahor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Li Yu Emperor Xuanzong of Tang NERFINISHED ⓘ
“Titanic baby”
surface form: John Jacob Astor VI
William Backhouse Astor Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hendrik Ibsen’s granddaughter Stella Ibsen
surface form: Stella Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen via predicate surface "hasGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martha (Alamshah Begum) Alexios IV of Trebizond NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matthew Garrison Chapman Burton Paine Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matthew Garrison Chapman Terry W. Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philip Halpert William Beesly NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philip Halpert Gerald Halpert NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Bache Jr. Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kyle Petty Lee Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Temple Franklin Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus Seneca the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
Natalie Biden Joe Biden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anicia Juliana Valentinian III NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sydney Brooke Simpson Jimmy Lee Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sydney Brooke Simpson Louis Hezekiel Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emperor Min of Jin Sima Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barbara FitzRoy Charles I of England via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barbara FitzRoy William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ptolemy
surface form: Ptolemy of Mauretania
Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alia Atreides Baron Vladimir Harkonnen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Irulan Corrino Emperor Elrood IX Corrino NERFINISHED ⓘ
Keilani Bautista David Michael Bautista NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jim Shea Jack Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fred Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt via predicate surface "grandfatherOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blanche of Clermont Louis IX of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blanche of Clermont Louis IX of France via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blanche of Clermont John of Burgundy, Count of Charolais via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Griswold Clark Griswold NERFINISHED ⓘ
Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lady Patricia Ramsay Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium Leopold I of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amadeus III, Count of Savoy William I, Count of Burgundy via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coriantumr Shule NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blanket Jackson Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bigi
surface form: Bigi Jackson
Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ