grandparents

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We are accustomed to thinking that, because we have four unique grandparents, we must have eight unique great-grandparents.

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The parent of someone's parent.

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The clearest senses and uses of grandparents gathered in one view.

noun

The parent of someone's parent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grandparents.

noun

The parent of someone's parent.

Example sentences

We are accustomed to thinking that, because we have four unique grandparents, we must have eight unique great-grandparents.

For example, if our grandparents are two brothers who married two sisters, then we have four great-grandparents, not eight.

My grandparents still rely on it exclusively for local photo storage, and use Microsoft's OneDrive for actual sharing.

Alas, she was the only one of my four grandparents who didn't live into my lifetime.

People in their 20s today have it no harder than their parents and grandparents.

But current taxpayers didn't vote for these generous pension programs--their parents and grandparents did.

The 4-2-1 problem (one child must support 7 people: 2 retired parents and 4 retired grandparents) will strain the society to the breaking point.

In Japan it's usual that grandparents help out at first.

Relatives seem to play a big part, especially grandparents.

We are used to parents and grandparents dying.

One at grandparents houses, and one at home.

You might also find that you would have been Very Interested in seeing what your grandparents did in their spare time, hear how they spoke, and so forth.

Quote examples

Girl can't support child and herself with farm labor or factory work, so she leaves the kid with grandparents and goes off to Pattaya.) And oh: the "me so horny" line comes from Full Metal Jacket, a Vietnam war movie.