| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/a-grandparent |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:a grandparenta grandparentIf someone is yourgrandparentthey are the parent of your parent. A female grandparent is called agrandmotherand a male grandparent is called agrandfather. My grandparents are both in their 80s. We went to visit our grandmother in hospital. Her paternal grandfather was a miner. Informal words forgrandmotheraregrandma,grannyor, in UK English,nan. When grandma comes to visit, she always brings sweets. She visited her granny in Pasadena. UKShe was brought up by her nan. Informal words forgrandfatheraregrandad(also spelledgranddad) orgrandpa, or in US English,grandaddy(also spelledgranddaddy). I feel too young to be a grandad. My grandpa tells me stories about when he was young. USIn 1960, your grandaddy was a young man. To refer to your grandparents' parents, the prefixgreat-is used. For each extra generation, anothergreat-is added. Her great-grandmother moved to Trinidad in about 1888. My husband's great-grandpa owned the farm. The house was built by the current owner's great-great-grandfather. Related articlesyour parents your child a sibling a grandchild your relatives |
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