grandparent

== English == === Alternative forms === grand-parent === Etymology === From grand- +‎ parent. Compare French grand-parent. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/, /ˈɡɹæn(d)pæɹənt/ === Noun === grandparent (plural grandparents) The parent of someone's parent. ==== Antonyms ==== (with regard to ancestry): grandchild ==== Hyponyms ==== (by grandparent's gender): grandmother, grandfather (by grandparent's and parent's genders): maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== mother father === Verb === grandparent (third-person singular simple present grandparents, present participle grandparenting, simple past and past participle grandparented) Synonym of grandfather.