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单词 grandchild
释义
grandchild
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡræn.tʃaɪld/us
/ˈɡræn.tʃaɪld/
pluralgrandchildren
A2
thechildofyoursonordaughter
孙子（女）；外孙（女）
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a grandchild
  • grandchildNow I see my grandchildren every week.
  • grandsonShe has a 10 -year-old grandson.
  • granddaughterHis life is transformed by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter.
  • great-I have six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
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Examples
  • Welovelookingafterourgrandchild.
  • IhopeIlivetoseemy grandchildren.
  • She waslookingforwardtoseeingthe grandchildren again.
  • She's gotphotographsof all her grandchildren on themantelpiece.
  • We've got two grandchildren - a three-year-oldgirland ababyboy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Family: relations in general
  • anti-family
  • aunt
  • auntie
  • baby daddy
  • biologically
  • father
  • fatherhood
  • filial
  • first cousin
  • fraternal
  • kinsman
  • kinswoman
  • kith and kin
  • long-lost
  • loved one
  • relative
  • removed
  • second cousin
  • sib
  • sibling
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(Definition ofgrandchildfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

grandchild| American Dictionary

grandchild
noun[C]
us
/ˈɡræn·tʃɑɪld/
pluralgrandchildrenus/ˈɡrænˌtʃɪl·drən/
thechildof a person’ssonordaughter
(Definition ofgrandchildfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrandchild

grandchild
Most contact with adult grandchildren tends to be by telephone or letter.
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Whilst the dependency burden from unmarried children decreased with parental age, surrogate parenthood of grandchildren showed no appreciable decline with age.
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Perhaps surprisingly, the authors found that only one-quarter of the respondents felt that caring for grandchildren was either very or extremely stressful.
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Some respondents enjoyed holidays with their grandchildren and others liked to have them staying at their homes.
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Yet there is strong evidence that focusing took place only in the third generation (the grandchildren of the migrants).
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More positively, many older people have important household tasks, especially in the care of grandchildren and orphans.
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Factors associated with changes in visiting between grandmothers and grandchildren following an adult child's marriage breakdown.
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Towards their grandchildren, they wanted to project the image of sweetness and caring traditionally associated with grandmothers.
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For example, for someone whose life revolves around grandchildren, the role of grandparent can be conserved despite severe physical disabilities.
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Grandparenting is diverse, viewed differently by grandparents, parents and grandchildren.
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Respondents provided information about the presence of children, children-in-law, grandchildren, siblings, siblings-in-law, other relatives, friends, colleagues, neighbours, members of organisations and other acquaintances.
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We talk about our children's lives and how naughty our grandchildren are.
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None mentioned grandchildren as sources of instrumental help or emotional support.
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During this period, grandchildren were younger and many could only visit with their parents.
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An element specific to the parents' support is the care of grandchildren.
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