| 单词 | grandparent |
| 释义 | grandparent (once / 3261 pages) n A grandparent is your parent's parent. Your dad's mother is your grandparent, and so is your mom's father. If you're lucky enough to have living grandparents, then that's pretty grand. Most people have a special name for each of their grandparents, whether it's "Grandma," "Grandpa Bob," or "Nana." Others never have the chance to meet their grandparents, but everyone has them. The word grandparent, first used at the start of the nineteenth century, uses grand in its sense of "a generation older than." Your grandparents are a generation older than your parents. WORD FAMILYgrandparent: grandparents USAGE EXAMPLESHis grandparents brought the book home after a vacation. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) It is not uncommon for each parent and grandparent to contribute at least one name. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) The children were killed after being abducted from their custodial grandparents’ home. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) n a parent of your father or mother Hypo|Hyper gramps, grandad, granddad, granddaddy, grandfather, grandpa the father of your father or mother gran, grandma, grandmother, grannie, granny, nan, nannathe mother of your father or mother nanyour grandmother forbear, forebear a person from whom you are descended |
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