Grandparents


[gran-pair-uh nt, -par-, grand-] /ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd-/

noun
1.
a of a .
/ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt; ˈɡrænd-/
noun
1.
the father or mother of either of one’s parents
n.

1802, from grand (adj.) + parent (n.). Related: Grandparents.

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