Home › Words › G › grandfathershipgrandfathershipgrandfathership means the state of being a grandfather.EtymologyFrom grandfather + -ship.nounThe state of being a grandfather.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.grandpaternity 80% match — The condition of being a grandparent vs grandfathership →grandsonship 80% match — The state of being a grandson. vs grandfathership →fathership 72% match — The state of being a father vs grandfathership →grandchildhood 68% match — The state or period of being a grandchild. vs grandfathership →grandpaternal 67% match — of or relating to a grandfather vs grandfathership →grandfatherish 67% match — grandfatherly vs grandfathership →grandmothering 65% match — The grandmotherly behaviour of a grandmother towards her grandchildren. vs grandfathership →grandpappy 64% match — A grandfather. vs grandfathership →