大おおじじ

noun

great-grandfather

Informal, affectionate term for one's own great-grandfather. The more formal term is 大祖父 (おおおじ).

See also: 大祖父

• 大おおじじは今年ことしで九きゅう十じゅう五ご歳さいになる。

  My great-grandfather turns ninety-five this year.

• 子こどもの頃ころ、大おおじじに昔むかし話ばなしをよく聞きかせてもらった。

  When I was a child, my great-grandfather often told me old stories.