grandparent A1 Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ See IPA manual Freq #46343 Meanings 1 noun A parent of your father or mother. All four of my grandparents are still alive. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites grandchild Word family Forms grandparents Etymology AI details From grand- + parent. Compare French grand-parent. Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # grandparent **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ **Frequency rank:** 46343 ## Meanings 1. A parent of your father or mother. ## Examples - All four of my grandparents are still alive. ## Antonyms - grandchild ## Etymology From grand- + parent. Compare French grand-parent. ## AI Etymology Grandparent comes from grand- + parent. Compare French grand-parent. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main sense is “A parent of your father or mother”. ## Topics - Family & Relationships markdown