Definitions for GRANDPARENT
ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd-grand·par·ent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. grandparentnoun

   a parent of your father or mother

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1. grandparentnoun

   the parent of someone's parent

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1. grandparent

   A grandparent is the parent of a person's father or mother, typically characterized by being one generation above in a family tree. They often play important roles in family dynamics, such as child care and cultural transmission.

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1. Grandparent

   Grandparents are the parents of a person's own parent, whether that be a father or a mother. Every sexually-reproducing creature who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc. Rarely, such as in the case of sibling or half-sibling incest, these numbers are lower. In the history of modern humanity, around 30,000 years ago, the number of modern humans who lived to be grandparents began to skyrocket. It is not known for certain what spurred this increase in longevity. But it is believed that a key consequence of three generations being alive together was the facilitation of the passing along of information that prior to that point would have been lost; an example of this important information might have been where to find water in times of drought. In cases where parents are unwilling or unable to provide adequate care for their children, grandparents often take on the role of primary caregivers. Even when this is not the case, and particularly in traditional cultures, grandparents often have a direct and clear role in relation to the raising, care and nurture of children.

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1. grandparent

   A parent of a father or mother.

   Our children love their grandparents very much.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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How to pronounce GRANDPARENT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GRANDPARENT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GRANDPARENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GRANDPARENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of GRANDPARENT in a Sentence

1. Joshua Coleman:

   The love that the grandchild has for the grandparents is a part of them, and you don't want to taint that with your own issues around the grandparent's behavior. Parents have a responsibility to walk that line pretty carefully.

2. Soriya Cohen:

   I can't even imagine such a desecration. Imagine if that was your spouse, your parent or your grandparent and to make money, they built on top of it, i'm asking people to respect that and respect the families and the people who have already suffered so much and not to add to our pain.

3. Antony Blinken:

   Casualties are often reduced to numbers. But behind every number is a human being -- a daughter, a son, a father, a mother, a grandparent, a best friend. And as the Talmud teaches, to lose a life is to lose the while world, whether that life is Palestinian or Israeli.

4. Peterson Lent:

   We find that often the children are the priority, if the grandparent has a doctor’s appointment but something comes up with the child, they’re often going to neglect their own health needs and prioritize the needs of the children.

5. Anthony Harnden:

   The reason we decided to vaccinate those children with two doses is that we were looking at health benefits to the children themselves, this was a really, really strong mental health issue in that if that child gave Covid to their parent or grandparent who lived with them who is immuno-suppressed, and they ended up with harm and even death from COVID, then it was going to haunt these youngsters for the rest of their lives.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GRANDPARENT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grandparent
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=GRANDPARENT