grandparent

[ gran-pair-uhnt, -par-, grand- ]

noun
  1. a parent of a parent.

Origin of grandparent

1
First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + parent

Other words from grandparent

  • grand·pa·ren·tal [gran-puh-ren-tl, grand-], /ˌgræn pəˈrɛn tl, ˌgrænd-/, adjective
  • grand·par·ent·ing, noun

Words Nearby grandparent

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How to use grandparent in a sentence

  • He looked almost as any grandparent might have looked going to join a favorite grandchild at a park bench.

    Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
  • When the boy came in sight of the cabin he beheld his grandparent seated in the doorway absorbed, apparently in deep reflection.

    Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry Brown
  • And laughing in the face of her daughter's horrified protest, the mutinous grandparent retired precipitately to her own room.

    The Gay Cockade | Temple Bailey
  • "I cannot think of anything terrible enough, Willie," replied the grandparent.

  • But our grandparent was puzzled, for she knew with whom she had to deal, and of course saw that money would do nothing.

    The Chainbearer | J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for grandparent

grandparent

/ (ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt, ˈɡrænd-) /


noun
  1. the father or mother of either of one's parents

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