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grand·par·ent
(grănd′pâr′ənt, -păr′-, grăn′-)n.
A parent of one's mother or father; a grandmother or grandfather.
grand′pa·ren′tal (-pə-rĕn′tl) adj.
grand′par′ent·hood′ n.
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grandparent
(ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt; ˈɡrænd-)n
the father or mother of either of one's parents
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grand•par•ent
(ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd-)n.
a parent of a parent; a grandmother or grandfather.
[1820–30]
grand′par`ent•ing, n.
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grandparent
[ˈgrændpɛərənt] n (= grandfather) → grand-père m (= grandmother) → grand-mère fmy grandparents → mes grands-parents mplgrand piano n → piano m à queue
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grandparent
[ˈgrænˌpɛər/ənt] n → nonno/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grandfather
(ˈgrӕnfaːðə) grandmother (ˈgrӕnmaðə) , grandparent (ˈgrӕnpeərənt) noun the father or mother of one's father or mother.
grandfather clock a clock with a tall usually wooden case which stands on the floor.
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grandparent
n abuelo -la mf; npl abuelosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.