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Polish
Etymology
From dziad + -ek.
Pronunciation
Noun
dziadek m pers (diminutive dziadziuś, augmentative dziad)
- grandfather
- (colloquial) old man
- (colloquial, in the plural) grandparents (parents of one's father or mother)
- Synonym: (obsolete) dziadostwo
- (card games, chiefly bridge) dummy (player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player)
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Further reading
- dziadek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dziadek in Polish dictionaries at PWN