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grandparent

[gran-pair-uhnt, -par-, grand-]

noun

  1. a parent of a parent.



grandparent

/ ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt, ˈɡrænd- /

noun

  1. the father or mother of either of one's parents

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • grandparental adjective
  • grandparenting noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grandparent1

First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + parent
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Example Sentences

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"Growing up in east London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to be British, I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour," said Beckham.

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Both she and her parents were born in the U.S., but her grandparents immigrated from Mexico.

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“Literally, like, in the middle of the biggest war between America and Japan, my grandparents found each other, and they fell in love, and they ... created a life for us from literally nothing,” he said.

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Speaking on Monday, Kirklees councillor Ali Arshad said the girl's mother had been out of the country when the fire broke out while a third child, a boy, had been staying with his grandparents.

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He said there was "nothing at this moment that can alleviate the pain that the parents, grandparents, siblings and friends of those murdered are feeling".

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When To Use

does grandparent mean?

A grandparent is the parent of a person’s parent.When a parent’s child has children, that parent becomes a grandparent. Grandmothers and grandfathers are grandparents.A parent of a grandparent is called a great-grandparent. In your family tree, you have four grandparents and eight great-grandparents.Most people refer to their grandparents with titles like grandma and grandpa.Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your grandparents, as long as you call them.

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