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grandparented

grandparented adjective: that satisfies older, but not current, rules or regulations. Also the simple past and past participle of grandparent.

Adjective

grandparented (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, New Zealand) That satisfies older, but not current, rules or regulations
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Also used as

grandparented is also the simple past and past participle of grandparent.

Questions about grandparented

What does grandparented mean?
Grandparented means that satisfies older, but not current, rules or regulations.
What part of speech is grandparented?
Grandparented is an adjective.

Words near grandparented in the dictionary

  1. grandpaps
  2. grandparent
  3. grandparentage
  4. grandparentages
  5. grandparental
  6. grandparented
  7. grandparenthood
  8. grandparenting
  9. grandparentless
  10. grandparents
  11. grandparentship

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