grandparent

noun

grand·​par·​ent ˈgran(d)-ˌper-ənt 

: a parent of one's father or mother

grandparental

ˌgran(d)-pə-ˈren-tᵊl 

adjective

grandparenthood

ˈgran(d)-ˈper-ent-ˌhu̇d 

noun

Examples of grandparent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His grandparents and his extended family still reside in that Bangladesh camp. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025

All four of my grandparents came to California about a hundred years ago to escape the economic hardships and continuing violence in the wake of the decade-long Mexican Revolution that ostensibly ended in 1920. —Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025

Here, things turn bad for the Smurl home, and family members start to experience threatening phenomena when the grandparents give a mirror to one of the daughters as a Confirmation gift. —Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Usually these harms were inflicted by a caregiver – a parent, stepparent, grandparent or other guardian. —Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grandparent

• aberrant
• apparent
• declarant
• stepparent
• transparent
• errant
• parent
• semitransparent

Kids Definition

grandparent

noun

grand·​par·​ent ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt 

-ˌper-

: a parent of one's father or mother