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'''Grandparent''' was a name used to describe one's [[ancestor]], namely the [[parent]] of one's parent, where the subject in question would be the grandparent's [[grandchild]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') Each previous [[generation]] of the initial grandparent was given the qualifier of "great", which was then compounded. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'') | '''Grandparent''' was a name used to describe one's [[ancestor]], namely the [[parent]] of one's parent, where the subject in question would be the grandparent's [[grandchild]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') Each previous [[generation]] of the initial grandparent was given the qualifier of "great", which was then compounded. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'') | ||
The [[First Doctor]] was [[Susan Foreman]]'s grandfather. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]") | The [[First Doctor]] was [[Susan Foreman]]'s grandfather. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]") At the time they escaped [[Gallifrey]], [[Stoyn]] expressed that "No one has grandfathers these days." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') | ||
As the father of [[Sylvia Noble]], [[Wilfred Mott]] was the grandfather of her [[daughter]] [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | As the father of [[Sylvia Noble]], [[Wilfred Mott]] was the grandfather of her [[daughter]] [[Donna Noble]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | ||
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Grandparent was a name used to describe one's ancestor, namely the parent of one's parent, where the subject in question would be the grandparent's grandchild. (TV: Partners in Crime) Each previous generation of the initial grandparent was given the qualifier of "great", which was then compounded. (TV: The Cambridge Spy)
The First Doctor was Susan Foreman's grandfather. (TV: "An Unearthly Child") At the time they escaped Gallifrey, Stoyn expressed that "No one has grandfathers these days." (AUDIO: The Beginning)
As the father of Sylvia Noble, Wilfred Mott was the grandfather of her daughter Donna Noble. (TV: Partners in Crime)
William Pike was the grandfather of Harry Pike, and so the great-grandfather of his son Darius Pike. (TV: The Cambridge Spy, The Last Precinct)
The term was traditionally used for the founder of a Great House. For instance, the founder of House Paradox was called "Grandfather Paradox", and the founder of House Halfling was called "Grandfather Halfling". (PROSE: The Book of the War)
