grandparent

noun

grand·​par·​ent ˈgran(d)-ˌper-ənt How to pronounce grandparent (audio)
: a parent of one's father or mother
grandparental adjective
grandparenthood noun

Examples of grandparent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Continue reading … 'HITS VERY CLOSE TO HOME' – Woman determined to keep grandparents' Holocaust story alive. Fox News, 12 Mar. 2024 Staying there meant homemade buttermilk pancakes served in the morning, afternoons spent outside under the towering pine trees, and quality time with my precious grandparents. Gabriella Maestri, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024 That love was generationally passed down to her through her grandparents. Tonya Abari, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024 This vulnerability could be a hangover from our parents’ and grandparents’ generations. Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024 Navalny, who spent summers with his Ukrainian grandparents, had historically espoused the idea that Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians are one people, and that Crimea, illegally annexed by Putin in 2014, was historically a part of Russia. Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 Of course, my friend has never argued that his existence — dependent on his grandparents’ meeting — justifies the Holocaust. Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 3 Mar. 2024 Greg Ito, a fourth-generation Japanese American artist, whose grandparents met in an American internment camp, was born in Los Angeles. Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024 Garcia Cisneros was raised by her grandparents, who had widely different attitudes toward credit. Sara Rathner Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grandparent was in 1574

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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

grandparent

noun
grand·​par·​ent ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt How to pronounce grandparent (audio)
-ˌper-
: a parent of one's father or mother

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