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
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood George V
surface form: King George V
Hongguang Emperor Wanli Emperor
Maria Luisa of Parma Louis XV of France via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
The Hon. Gerald Lascelles George V
surface form: King George V
Adam Daniel Williams Martin Luther King Jr. via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus Mark Antony
Ion Hellen
Jekonias Josiah
Murad Mirza Humayun
Svetlana Vasilyeva Joseph Stalin
George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews Prince George, Duke of Kent
Henri Becquerel Antoine César Becquerel
Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal King Manuel I of Portugal
surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal Philip I of Castile via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Agrippina the Elder Augustus via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Drusilla Nero Claudius Drusus
Drusilla Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Lord Frederick Windsor Prince George, Duke of Kent
Gad Isaac
Nora Barlow Charles Darwin
Julia Livilla Nero Claudius Drusus
Julia Livilla Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Naphtali Isaac
Carolina Dorothy Trump Donald Trump via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Art Rooney II Art Rooney
Drusus Julius Caesar Tiberius Claudius Nero
Drusus Julius Caesar Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
King Richard II of England
surface form: Richard II of England
Edward III of England
Issachar Isaac
Herodias Herod the Great via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Herodias Costobarus via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Salome Herod the Great
Josiah Manasseh, king of Judah
surface form: Manasseh
Titus van Rijn Harman Gerritszoon van Rijn
Titus van Rijn Rombertus van Uylenburgh
Adlai Stevenson II Adlai E. Stevenson I
surface form: Adlai Stevenson I
Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula) Germanicus
Anna of Saxony Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
Antonia Minor Gaius Octavius
Qutlugh Nigar Khanum Uwais Khan
Cameron Douglas Kirk Douglas
Abu Sa'id Mirza Miranshah
Dwijendranath Tagore Dwarkanath Tagore
Germanicus Mark Antony
William I, Elector of Hesse George II of Great Britain
Mandane of Media Cambyses II via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Husayn Bayqara Baysunghur Mirza
Möngke Khan Genghis Khan
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
Titus Flavius Sabinus (father of Vespasian) Emperor Titus via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
surface form: Titus (emperor)