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grandfolks

grandfolks noun: grandparents.

Noun

grandfolks pl (plural only)

  1. (US, colloquial, plural, plural-only) Grandparents.
    • Rebound-tumbling is so effortless and exhilarating that dads and moms, and even grandfolks, are hopping right along with the youngsters.1960 May 15, John Flynn, “Business Is Bouncing: Rebound-Tumbling Takes West Coast by Storm”, in The Cedar Rapids Gazette, city final edition, volume 78, number 127, Cedar Rapids, Ia., →OCLC, page...

Origin of grandfolks

From grand- + folks.

Questions about grandfolks

What does grandfolks mean?
Grandfolks means grandparents.
What part of speech is grandfolks?
Grandfolks is a noun.

Words near grandfolks in the dictionary

  1. Grandfield
  2. grandfilial
  3. grandfoetus
  4. grandfoetuses
  5. grandfolk
  6. grandfolks
  7. grandfriend
  8. grandfriends
  9. Grandgent
  10. grandgirl
  11. grandgirls

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