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单词 grandparent
释义
grandparent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡræn.peə.rənt/us
/ˈɡræn.per.ənt/
A2
thefatherormotherof a person'sfatherormother
（外）祖父；（外）祖母
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a grandparent
  • grandparentMy grandparents are both in their 80s.
  • grandmotherWe went to visit our grandmother in hospital.
  • grandfatherHer paternal grandfather was a miner.
  • grandmaWhen grandma comes to visit, she always brings sweets.
  • grannyShe visited her granny in Pasadena.
  • nanUKShe was brought up by her nan.
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Examples
  • Thechildrenare veryattachedtotheirgrandparents.
  • Mypaternalgrandparents wereIrish.
  • Hisvisitsgave his grandparents suchpleasure.
  • Thechildrenusuallystaywiththeirgrandparents for aweekin thesummer.
  • Herparentsdiedwhen she was ababyand she wasraisedby her grandparents.
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 ofgrandparentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Are we prepared to give up meat every day and return to having it less frequently, like our grandparents did?
  • He’s playing outside at his grandparents’ house.
  • My grandparents’ house was only 100 meters from the beach.

grandparent| American Dictionary

grandparent
noun[C]
us
/ˈɡrændˌpær·ənt,-ˌpeər-/
thefatherormotherof a person’sfatherormother
(Definition ofgrandparentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrandparent

grandparent
The final two sections in the book address the issues affecting grandparents among diverse populations and services and interventions.
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It is not uncommon to find grandparents, parents, and children if not in the same house, living within blocks of each other.
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The same negative image was commonly expressed where grandparents played a prominent role in school-related activities.
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It increases the value of some grandparents, especially maternal, and in particular where parenting breakdown increases the need for childcare.
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Indeed, grandparents were even more heavily used during this time than at other times.
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Many other grandparents obtain only short-stay single-entry visitor's visas.
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There were lower percentages for speaking to parents and grandparents.
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All of the participants were parents and some were grandparents.
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The parents have more rights than grandparents about how the children shall be brought up.
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These officials required petitioners to submit their birth and marriage certificates along with those of the examinees' parents and grandparents.
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Participants spoke of the time they spent with neighbours' children, some even described this relationship as being like a surrogategrandparent.
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But rather than allowing the divergence to threaten the solidarity of such ties, women in thegrandparentgeneration reconcile themselves to the younger generation's values.
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The remaining chapters focus on the impact of divorce, exploring questions of communication, taking sides, ' being there ' and the experiences of excluded grandparents.
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When spouses split in anger, that anger can easily extend to the grandparents on that side too.
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In a later chapter, the authors highlight older people's rejection of the presumption that grandparents are happy to provide child-care.
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