grandparenting
grandparenting noun: the process of helping to raise and care for one's child's child. Also the present participle and gerund of grandparent.
Noun
grandparenting (uncountable)
- The process of helping to raise and care for one's child's child.
- “Not only is it showing that the brain of grandmothers is activated with grandparenting, it also shows that the parental brain areas are activated late in life, or perhaps are always activated. Once a mother, always a mother,” Pawluski said.2021 November 19, Madeline Holcombe, “Is your mom warmer with her grandkids than with you? A new study says blame biology”, in CNN
Also used as
grandparenting is also the present participle and gerund of grandparent.
Origin of grandparenting
From grandparent + -ing, modelled on earlier parenting.
Questions about grandparenting
- What does grandparenting mean?
- Grandparenting means the process of helping to raise and care for one's child's child.
- What part of speech is grandparenting?
- Grandparenting is a noun.
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