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grand⋅par⋅ent

[gran-pair-uhnt, -par-, grand-]
–noun
a parent of a parent.

Origin:
1820–30; grand- + parent


grand⋅pa⋅ren⋅tal [gran-puh-ren-tl, grand-] , adjective
grand⋅par⋅ent⋅ing, noun
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grand·par·ent   (grānd'pâr'ənt, -pār'-, grān'-)   
n.  A parent of one's mother or father; a grandmother or grandfather.
grand'pa·ren'tal (-pə-rěn'tl) adj., grand'par'ent·hood' n.
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