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
Charles Darwin Erasmus Darwin
Cotton Mather Richard Mather
Cotton Mather John Cotton
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood King Edward VII
linked to: Edward VII
George III of the United Kingdom George II of Great Britain
Philip V of Spain Louis XIV of France
Charles Darwin (son of Erasmus Darwin) Charles Darwin (naturalist)
linked to: Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin (naturalist) Erasmus Darwin
Muhammad Abd al-Muttalib
Malia Obama Barack Obama Sr.
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince John of the United Kingdom King Edward VII
linked to: Edward VII
Prince John of the United Kingdom King Edward VII via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
linked to: Edward VII
Prince John of the United Kingdom Francis, Duke of Teck via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
Thomas Pitt William Pitt the Elder via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Prince George, Duke of Kent George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Prince George, Duke of Kent James Ogilvy via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Prince George, Duke of Kent Lord Frederick Windsor via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
John Aspinwall Roosevelt James Roosevelt I
Henry Cavendish William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Bertrand Russell
linked to: 3rd Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Eric Trump Fred Trump
Anne Elizabeth Darwin Robert Darwin
Anne Elizabeth Darwin Josiah Wedgwood II
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell Bertrand Russell via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Caligula Nero Claudius Drusus
Jacob Abraham
North West Ray West via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
North West Robert Kardashian via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Saint West Robert Kardashian
Saint West Ray West
Siraj ud-Daulah Alivardi Khan
Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Hammerstein I
Aiko, Princess Toshi Emperor Emeritus Akihito via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
linked to: Akihito
Aiko, Princess Toshi Hisashi Owada via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma Pope Paul III
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Peter II of Russia Peter the Great
Psalm West Ray West via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Psalm West Robert Kardashian via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Caroline Kennedy via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy John F. Kennedy Jr. via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Maria Shriver via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Humayun Umar Shaikh Mirza II
Gwen Raverat Charles Darwin
Prince Gabriel of Belgium King Albert II of Belgium
Prince Gabriel of Belgium Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Napoleon II Francis I of Austria
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium King Albert II of Belgium via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"