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grandparent

[ gran-pair-uh nt, -par-, grand- ]

/ ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd- /

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noun

a parent of a parent.

Origin of grandparent

First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + parent

OTHER WORDS FROM grandparent

grand·pa·ren·tal

[gran-puh-ren-tl, grand-] /ˌgræn pəˈrɛn tl, ˌgrænd-/, adjective grand·par·ent·ing, noun

Words nearby grandparent

grandnephew, grandniece, grandpa, grandpapa, grandpappy, grandparent, grandrelle, grandsire, grandson, grandstand, grandstand finish

Example sentences from the Web for grandparents

My birth certificate was modified, I changed my name, and when I was sixteen I emancipated from my grandparents and my father.

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This TV show is called Selfie, a word that all “the kids” were saying and now has made its way to grandparents trying to be hip.

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Some children live with their uncle and aunt, some live with their grandparents.

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The older Joads—two grandparents and the father of the family—have died.

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She welcomed us warmly, and shared memories of my grandparents and great-grandparents.

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This double parentage gives the child four grandparents instead of two, and eight great-grandparents instead of four.

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She had never referred to the two old people as her grandparents.

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Fancy your grandparents, with their eyes in fine frenzy rolling!

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She was going back to the Fatherland, she explained, to exhibit her wonderful babe to its grandparents.

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Do you remember anything about your grandparents or any stories told you about them?

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British Dictionary definitions for grandparents

grandparent

/ (ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt, ˈɡrænd-) /

noun

the father or mother of either of one's parents