grandparent
US/ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/
grandparent noun: the parent of someone's parent.
Noun
grandparent (plural grandparents)
- The parent of someone's parent.
- A 15-year-old orphan is being forced from the Arizona senior community where he lives with his grandparents after the homeowner’s association said it could face legal issues if he stayed.2020 January 16, Scottie Andrew, “An orphaned teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young”, in CNN
- More than 140,000 US children have lost a parent or grandparent who takes care of them to Covid-19, CDC researchers reported Thursday, which is as many as one in 500 US kids.2021 October 8, Maggie Fox, “Covid-19 has taken the parents or grandparents of 140,000 US children, and minorities were hit harder”, in CNN
Verb
grandparent (third-person singular simple present grandparents, present participle grandparenting, simple past and past participle grandparented)
- Synonym of grandfather.
- Synonyms:
- grandfather
grandparent meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
grandparent in Tamil
- பாட்டன் பாட்டி, பெற்றோரின் பெற்றோர்
grandparent in Arabic
- parent of one's parent
- جَدّ jadd, جَدَّة jadda
grandparent in Malay
- parent of one's parent
- datuk nenek
grandparent in Indonesian
- parent of one's parent
- kakek, nenek
Examples of grandparent in a sentence
- Although not born in the country, she qualifies for nationality through her grandparents.
- They inherited an interesting nineteenth-century cookbook from their grandparents. It tells how to render lard.
- We used to dress up in our grandparents' old clothes and play pretend.
Synonyms of grandparent
Antonyms
Forms of grandparent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | grandparents |
| alternative form | grand-parent |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | grandparents |
| present participle | grandparenting |
| past participle | grandparented |
| past | grandparented |
Origin of grandparent
From grand- + parent. Compare French grand-parent.
Words formed from grandparent
Questions about grandparent
- What does grandparent mean?
- Grandparent means the parent of someone's parent.
- What is grandparent in Tamil?
- Grandparent in Tamil is பாட்டன் பாட்டி, பெற்றோரின் பெற்றோர். See Grandparent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is grandparent?
- Grandparent can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce grandparent?
- Grandparent is pronounced /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ (US).
- What is the plural of grandparent?
- The plural of grandparent is grandparents.
Words near grandparent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grandparent (page history and authors); grandparent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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