grandparent

grandparent — noun

1. the parent of someone's mother or father; in other words, a grandmother or a gra

1.名詞A2
釋義

the parent of someone's mother or father; in other words, a grandmother or a grandfather.

例句

Every summer, Amara stays with her grandparents in a house near the beach.

plural 'grandparents' for both grandmother and grandfather

My grandmother taught me how to make bread when I was young.

同義詞
  • grandmother

    specifically the female grandparent

  • grandfather

    specifically the male grandparent

  • elder

    broader; can refer to any older person, not necessarily a family relation

反義詞
  • grandchild

    the child of one's child — the opposite generation relationship

文法句型

grandparent (singular)

grandparents (plural)

's possessive: grandparent's, grandparents'

用法筆記

Often used in the plural form 'grandparents' when referring to both grandmother and grandfather as a pair. In possessive constructions, the apostrophe goes after the 's' for the plural: 'my grandparents' house'.

常見錯誤

❌My great-grandparent lives next door.' (when meaning one generation above)
✅My grandparent lives next door.
💡'great-grandparent' is the parent of a grandparent (two generations above), not one.