Definition of 爺さん (じいさん)

じい

爺さん

じいさん

jiisan

noun
1.
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific)(usually kana)(usu. 祖父さん)
2.
male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)(usually kana)(usu. 爺さん)
See also:爺ちゃん
Other readings:
じいさん《祖父さん》
Related Kanji
old man, grampa
ancestor, pioneer, founder
father
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

An old man indulges in drinking

All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head