To sign grandpa in ASL, start with the sign for dad: the thumb of your open dominant hand on your forehead, fingers pointing up. Then move the hand forward and out in two small arcs. Many signers also move straight forward from the forehead with no arcs.
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How to sign it
Handshape: an open hand (a 5 hand) with the fingers spread.
Location: start with the thumb on your forehead, as for dad.
Movement: move the hand forward and out in two small arcs.
Palm orientation: the palm faces to the side, with the fingers pointing up.
Tip to remember it
Lifeprint’s memory aid: think of the double movement as pointing to an older generation.
Use it in a sentence
GRANDPA FUNNY
Grandpa is funny.
Lifeprint notes that many people move straight forward from the forehead with no arcs.
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