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grandparent

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/
  • General-American: /ˈɡɹæn(d)pæɹənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: G R AE1 N D P EH2 R AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The parent of someone's parent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Synonym of grandfather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grandfather

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a parent of your father or mother

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: forebear, forbear

Narrower terms: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa, grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna

History

Etymology

From grand- + parent. Compare French grand-parent.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَدّ (jadd) — parent of one's parent
  • Arabic: جَدَّة (jadda) — parent of one's parent
  • Arabic: جد (ged) — parent of one's parent
  • Arabic: جدة (geda) — parent of one's parent
  • Asturian: güelu — parent of one's parent
  • Asturian: güela — parent of one's parent
  • Chichewa: gogo — parent of one's parent
  • Chinese Cantonese: 祖父母 (zou2 fu6 mou5) — parent of one's parent
  • Chinese Cantonese: 公公婆婆 (maternal) — parent of one's parent
  • Chinese Cantonese: 爺爺嫲嫲 /爷爷嫲嫲 (je4 je4 maa4 maa4) — parent of one's parent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 祖父母 (zǔfùmǔ) — parent of one's parent
  • Czech: prarodič — parent of one's parent
  • Dutch: grootouder — parent of one's parent
  • Finnish: isovanhempi — parent of one's parent
  • French: grand-parent — parent of one's parent
  • French: aïeul — parent of one's parent
  • French: aïeule — parent of one's parent
  • Galician: avós — parent of one's parent
  • German: Großeltern — parent of one's parent
  • German: Großelternteil — parent of one's parent
  • Hawaiian: kupuna — parent of one's parent
  • Hungarian: nagyszülő — parent of one's parent
  • Ido: avo — parent of one's parent
  • Indonesian: kakek — parent of one's parent
  • Indonesian: nenek — parent of one's parent
  • Interlingua: granpatre — parent of one's parent
  • Interlingua: granmatre — parent of one's parent
  • Irish: seantuismitheoir — parent of one's parent
  • Italian: nonno — parent of one's parent
  • Italian: nonna — parent of one's parent
  • Japanese: 祖父母 (sofubo) — parent of one's parent
  • Khmer: យាយតា (yeay tar) — parent of one's parent
  • Korean: 조부모 (jobumo) — parent of one's parent
  • Laboya: wede — parent of one's parent
  • Latvian: vecvecāki — parent of one's parent
  • Low German: Grootöllern — parent of one's parent
  • Low German: Chrautellern — parent of one's parent
  • Macedonian: де́до (dédo) — parent of one's parent
  • Macedonian: ба́ба (bába) — parent of one's parent
  • Malay: datuk nenek — parent of one's parent
  • Brunei Malay: nini — parent of one's parent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: besteforelder — parent of one's parent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: besteforelder — parent of one's parent
  • Pennsylvania German: Groosseldre — parent of one's parent
  • Polish: dziadkowie — parent of one's parent
  • Portuguese: avós — parent of one's parent
  • Portuguese: avô — parent of one's parent
  • Portuguese: avó — parent of one's parent
  • Quechua: awki — parent of one's parent
  • Russian: де́душка (déduška) — parent of one's parent
  • Russian: дед (ded) — parent of one's parent
  • Russian: ба́бушка (bábuška) — parent of one's parent
  • Russian: ба́ба (bába) — parent of one's parent
  • Scottish Gaelic: seann-phàrant — parent of one's parent
  • Spanish: abuelo — parent of one's parent
  • Spanish: abuela — parent of one's parent
  • Swedish: see also farfar — parent of one's parent
  • Swedish: farmor — parent of one's parent
  • Swedish: morfar — parent of one's parent
  • Swedish: mormor. — parent of one's parent
  • Tok Pisin: tumbuna — parent of one's parent
  • Tokelauan: tupuna — parent of one's parent
  • Tongan: kui — parent of one's parent
  • Tupinambá: amỹîa (grandfather; t-, t-) — parent of one's parent
  • Volapük: lepal — parent of one's parent
  • Yiddish: זיידע־באָבע (zeyde-bobe) — parent of one's parent
  • Yiddish: באָבע־זיידע (bobe-zeyde) — parent of one's parent
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