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- [gran-pair-uh nt, -par-, grand-]
- /ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd-/
- /ˈɡrænpeərənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gran-pair-uh nt, -par-, grand-]
- /ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd-/
Definitions of grandparent word
- noun grandparent a parent of a parent. 1
- noun grandparent A parent of one’s father or mother; a grandmother or grandfather. 1
- noun grandparent parent of mother or father 1
- noun plural grandparent parents of sb's mother or father 1
- countable noun grandparent Your grandparents are the parents of your father or mother. 0
- noun grandparent the father or mother of either of one's parents 0
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Origin of grandparent
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; grand- + parent
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grandparent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grandparent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grandparent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grandparent
Top questions with grandparent
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