grandparent
See also: grand-parent
English
Alternative forms
- grand-parent
Etymology
From grand- + parent. Compare French grand-parent.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/, /ˈɡɹæn(d)pæɹənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
grandparent (plural grandparents)
- the parent of someone's parent
Antonyms
- (with regard to ancestry) grandchild
Hyponyms
- (by grandparent's gender) grandmother, grandfather
- (by grandparent's and parent's genders) maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather
Derived terms
- great grandparent
- great great grandparent
- stepgrandparent
Translations
parent of one's parent
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See also
- mother
- father
Verb
grandparent (third-person singular simple present grandparents, present participle grandparenting, simple past and past participle grandparented)
- Synonym of grandfather