Grandfather \Grand"fa"ther\, n. A father's or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent. [1913 Webster] {Grandfather longlegs}. (Zool.) See {Daddy longlegs}. [1913 Webster]
Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\ 1. (Zool.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also {father longlegs}. [1913 Webster]