the granddaddy of them all



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the granddaddy of them all

The biggest, oldest, most impressive, or most respected person or thing of his, her, or its kind. I own a lot of vintage cars, but my 1926 Bentley is the granddaddy of them all.
See also: all, granddaddy, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Viktorija-Lithuanian, Latvian, Macedonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
ApolÓNiaə-poo-LAW-nyəPortuguese
KizzyKIZ-eeEnglish
Shiri-Hebrew
Ercan-Turkish
Rea[rei]