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What is the adjective for grandfathering?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb grandfather which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

grandfatherly
  1. In the manner of a grandfather
  2. Having the characteristics of a grandfather
  3. Synonyms:
      4. grandparental, aval, grandmotherly
  4. Examples:
      5. “His eyes showed an intelligence and cunning totally at odds with his grandfatherly appearance.”
      “You just have to treat other people in a grandmotherly or grandfatherly fashion.”
      “I like many things about this book, but not the picture of Mr Foot, looking very old, haggard and grandfatherly, on the dust jacket.”
grandpaternal
  1. of or relating to a grandfather
grandfatherless
  1. Without a grandfather.
grandfathered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of grandfather
  2. Synonyms:
      3. excused, exempted, excluded, exonerated, released, gave immunity to, given immunity to, granted immunity to, let off, made an exception for, excluded from, made an exception of, let off the hook, let go, set free, absolved, liberated, discharged, pardoned, acquited, acquitted, spared, exculpated, cleared, granted immunity, wiped the slate, gave immunity, given immunity, relieved, freed, dispensed, excepted, privileged from, reprieved, passed by, relieved of, written off, gone easy on, wrote off, went easy on, waived, forwent, forgone, discounted, disregarded, ignored, omitted, dropped, passed over, set aside … more
grandfathering
  1. present participle of grandfather
  2. Synonyms:
      3. excusing, exempting, excluding, exonerating, releasing, giving immunity to, granting immunity to, letting off, making an exception for, excluding from, making an exception of, letting off the hook, waiving, forgoing, discounting, disregarding, ignoring, omitting, dropping, passing over, setting aside, absolving, liberating, discharging, pardoning, acquitting, acquiting, sparing, clearing, exculpating, letting go, setting free, giving immunity, granting immunity, wiping the slate … more
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