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grand·par·ent

(grănd′pâr′ənt, -păr′-, grăn′-)
n.
A parent of one's mother or father; a grandmother or grandfather.
grand′pa·ren′tal (-pə-rĕn′tl) adj.
grand′par′ent·hood′ n.
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grandparent

(ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt; ˈɡrænd-)
n
the father or mother of either of one's parents
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grand•par•ent

(ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd-)

n.
a parent of a parent; a grandmother or grandfather.
[1820–30]
grand′par`ent•ing, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:grandparent - a parent of your father or mother]grandparent - a parent of your father or mother
forbear, forebear - a person from whom you are descended
gramps, grandad, granddad, granddaddy, grandfather, grandpa - the father of your father or mother
gran, grandma, grandmother, grannie, granny, nanna, nan - the mother of your father or mother
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Translations
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grandparent

[ˈgrændpɛərənt] n (= grandfather) → grand-père m (= grandmother) → grand-mère f
my grandparents → mes grands-parents mplgrand piano n → piano m à queue
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grandparent

[ˈgrænˌpɛər/ənt] n → nonno/a
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grandfather

(ˈgrӕnfaːðə) grandmother (ˈgrӕnmaðə) , grandparent (ˈgrӕnpeərənt) noun
the father or mother of one's father or mother. oupa, grootvader جَد баба и дядо avô/avó dědeček, babička, prarodiče der Großvater, die Großmutter bedstefar; bedstemor; bedsteforælder παππούς, γιαγιά abuelo; abuela vanaisa, vanaema, vanavanem(ad) پدر بزرگ یا مادر بزرگ isoisä grand-père, grand-mère, grands-parents סבא दादा, पितामह djed nagyapa, -anya, nagyszülő kakek, nenek afi, amma nonno, nonna 祖父母 조부, 조모, 조부모 senelis, senelė, seneliai vectēvs; vecāmāte; vecvecāki datuk, nenek grootvader; grootmoeder; grootouders bestefar/-mor, besteforelder dziadek, babka پنيكه ، بابا، د مور او يا پلار پلار avô/avó bunic, bunică, bunici дедушка; бабушка dedko, babka, starí rodičia stari oče, stara mama deka farfar, morfar, farmor, mormor, far-, morförälder ปู่; ย่า; ตา; ยาย dede, büyük baba (外)祖父、祖母、祖父母 дідусь; бабуся دادا یا نانا ông bà 外祖父、外祖母、外祖父母
grandfather clock
a clock with a tall usually wooden case which stands on the floor. staanklok ساعة دقّاقَه في إطار خَشَبي вид подов часовник relógio de pêndulo vysoké stojací hodiny die Standuhr standur; bornholmerur ρολόι με εκκρεμές reloj de péndulo/caja kappkell ساعت قدی kaappikello horloge de parquet שָׁעוֹן סַבָּא एक प्रकार की घड़ी veliki sat na uteg u drvenom ormariću padlón álló ingaóra lonceng besar gólfklukka pendola a colonna, orologio a pendolo 箱型大時計 그랜드파더 시계(흔들이식의 대형 괘종 시계) ant grindų stovintis laikrodis grīdas pulkstenis jam besar berdiri staande klok gulvur zegar stojący لوي قدي ګړي relógio de pêndulo ceas cu cuc высокие напольные часы stojacie hodiny velika stoječa ura z nihalom stojeći sat golvur นาฬิกาลูกตุ้มขนาดใหญ่ sarkaçlı duvar saati 座鐘(落地式大擺鐘) стоячий годинник ایک اونچا لکڑی کے عمودی خانے میں لگا ہوا گھنٹہ đồng hồ quả lắc to 有摆的落地大座钟
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grandparent

n abuelo -la mf; npl abuelos
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I was ten years old then; I had lost both my father and mother within a year, and my Virginia relatives were sending me out to my grandparents, who lived in Nebraska.
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She got up a lunch which comprised a leg of mutton, tripe, sausages, a chicken fricassee, sweet cider, a fruit tart and some preserved prunes; then to all this the good woman added polite remarks about Madame, who appeared to be in better health, Mademoiselle, who had grown to be "superb," and Paul, who had become singularly sturdy; she spoke also of their deceased grandparents, whom the Liebards had known, for they had been in the service of the family for several generations.
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Meanwhile Dorothea's mind was innocently at work towards the further embitterment of her husband; dwelling, with a sympathy that grew to agitation, on what Will had told her about his parents and grandparents. Any private hours in her day were usually spent in her blue-green boudoir, and she had come to be very fond of its pallid quaintness.
He only told me a little about his parents and grandparents, and almost all in answer to my questions.
She began by repulsing the proffered acquaintance of many families of great wealth and fashion, who either did not know their grandparents or were ashamed of them.
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He looked round at all the faces looking mildly up at him, although some of them were the faces of men and women old enough to be his grandparents, and gave out his text with weighty significance.
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The face was turned half-round, and the effect was that of one of those black silhouettes which our grandparents loved to frame.
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