grandparent

Speech parts

1. grandparent - Noun

2. grandparent - Verb

Meaning

a parent of your father or mother

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gran grandpa Jeddah granny father mother blood grandma relative connection folk parent grandfather cousin ancestor
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Antonyms

effect extend descent exit emergence extraction
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Hypernyms

forbear forebear

Hyponyms

nan gran grandpa nanna granny grandma

Phrases with the word

grandparent-in-law great-grandparent-in-law second great-grandparent

Examples

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent. Don Marquis

No grant of feudal privilege has ever equaled, for effortless return, that of the grandparent who bought and endowed his descendants with a thousandshares ofGeneral Motors or General Electric. John Kenneth Galbraith

It was one thing for a grandparent to withhold something [...] from a grandchild, quite another for a father to keep it from his son-and for so long. Ransom Riggs

That's the privilege of being a grandparent - they can indulge the children while parents have to be the bad guy. Grandparents can also be subversive and naughty with them. Toby Stephens

The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent. Sam Levenson

The house with an old grandparent harbors a jewel. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

grandpap grandpapa grandpappy grandparent-in-law grandparentage grandparental