Family / A2

GRANP-airr-uh-nt/ˈɡrænpeərənt/

A grandparent is a parent of your mother or father: visit a grandparent, grandparents’ house, both grandparents. Grandmother and grandfather are more specific. Grandchild is the other direction. Parent is one generation closer. Do not write grandparent when you mean grandchild, or grandparent vs great-parent.

Meaning

The parent of your mother or father.

Examples

• “My grandparent still lives above the old bakery.”
• “I stay with a grandparent when I have a Monday exam.”
• “Both grandparents came to the station to say goodbye.”

Good to know

visit a grandparent / grandparents’ house. Specific: grandmother, grandfather. Mix-up: grandchild.

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