grandparent en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɹæn(d)pæɹənt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From grand- + parent. Compare French grand-parent.
Meanings
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The parent of someone's parent.
A 15-year-old orphan is being forced from the Arizona senior community where he lives with his grandparents after the homeowner’s association said it could face legal issues if he stayed.
2020 January 16, Scottie Andrew, “An orphaned teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young”, in CNN:More than 140,000 US children have lost a parent or grandparent who takes care of them to Covid-19, CDC researchers reported Thursday, which is as many as one in 500 US kids.
2021 October 8, Maggie Fox, “Covid-19 has taken the parents or grandparents of 140,000 US children, and minorities were hit harder”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grandparents | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| grand-parent | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
grandchild (with regard to ancestry)
Deriveds
great-great-grandparent · great grandparent · grandparenthood · grandparental · co-grandparent · great great grandparent · great-grandparent · stepgrandparent · grandparentless
Hyponyms
paternal grandmother (by grandparent's and parent's genders) · grandfather (by grandparent's gender) · paternal grandfather (by grandparent's and parent's genders) · maternal grandfather (by grandparent's and parent's genders) · maternal grandmother (by grandparent's and parent's genders) · grandmother (by grandparent's gender)
Relateds
Translations (67)
fr grand-parent (parent of one's parent) · arz جد (parent of one's parent) · lmy wede (parent of one's parent) · io avo (parent of one's parent) · km យាយតា (parent of one's parent) · yi באָבע־זיידע (parent of one's parent) · hu nagyszülő (parent of one's parent) · es abuelo (parent of one's parent) · kxd nini (parent of one's parent) · ja 祖父母 (parent of one's parent) · mk ба́ба (parent of one's parent) · fr aïeul (parent of one's parent) · to kui (parent of one's parent) · ast güelu (parent of one's parent) · nds-de Chrautellern (parent of one's parent) · ny gogo (parent of one's parent) · ru ба́ба (parent of one's parent) · lv vecvecāki (parent of one's parent) · pt avós (parent of one's parent) · vo lepal (parent of one's parent) · ar جَدَّة (parent of one's parent) · sv farmor (parent of one's parent) · fr aïeule (parent of one's parent) · nl grootouder (parent of one's parent) · pt avó (parent of one's parent) · id kakek (parent of one's parent) · nds-de Grootöllern (parent of one's parent) · arz جدة (parent of one's parent) · gd seann-phàrant (parent of one's parent) · ia granmatre (parent of one's parent) · ar جَدّ (parent of one's parent) · ko 조부모 (parent of one's parent) · yue 公公婆婆 (parent of one's parent) · ga seantuismitheoir (parent of one's parent) · gl avós (parent of one's parent) · tkl tupuna (parent of one's parent) · yue 祖父母 (parent of one's parent) · ru ба́бушка (parent of one's parent) · pt avô (parent of one's parent) · sv mormor. (parent of one's parent) · es abuela (parent of one's parent) · de Großelternteil (parent of one's parent) · nb besteforelder (parent of one's parent) · tpn amỹîa (grandfather; t-, t-) (parent of one's parent) · it nonna (parent of one's parent) · haw kupuna (parent of one's parent) · sv morfar (parent of one's parent) · yi זיידע־באָבע (parent of one's parent) · sv see also farfar (parent of one's parent) · cs prarodič (parent of one's parent) · de Großeltern (parent of one's parent) · ru дед (parent of one's parent) · ia granpatre (parent of one's parent) · pdc Groosseldre (parent of one's parent) · pl dziadkowie (parent of one's parent) · ru де́душка (parent of one's parent) · ast güela (parent of one's parent) · mk де́до (parent of one's parent) · cmn 祖父母 (parent of one's parent) · yue 爺爺嫲嫲 /爷爷嫲嫲 (parent of one's parent) · id nenek (parent of one's parent) · fi isovanhempi (parent of one's parent) · qu awki (parent of one's parent) · tpi tumbuna (parent of one's parent) · it nonno (parent of one's parent) · nn besteforelder (parent of one's parent) · ms datuk nenek (parent of one's parent)