grandparent
pronunciation
How to pronounce grandparent in British English:
UK [ˈɡrænpeərənt]
How to pronounce grandparent in American English:
US [ˈɡrænperənt]
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- Noun:
- a parent of your father or mother
Word Origin
- grandparent (n.)
- 1802, from grand- + parent (n.). Related: Grandparents; grandparental.
Example
- 1. Kids often get confused by the term grandparent and great-grandparent .
- 2. In some cases , entire families are surviving on the pension of a grandparent .
- 3. Japan , which has already had lots of practice with older consumers , has developed some ingenious new products for the grandparent generation .
- 4. It probably would be akin to that of a child and an aunt or uncle , or even a child and a grandparent .
- 5. This could be because they can be more certain than any other grandparent that the child is part of their genetic line , with dna that has not been tainted by affairs , and so worth the investment .