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grandparents

/gran-pair-uhnt, -par-, grand-/US // ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd- //UK // (ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt, ˈɡrænd-) //

祖父母,祖父辈,祖父母亲,爷爷奶奶

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a parent of a parent.

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Examples

  • No wonder video chat seems to be most popular amongst grandparents who want to see their grandchildren.

  • My birth certificate was modified, I changed my name, and when I was sixteen I emancipated from my grandparents and my father.

  • This TV show is called Selfie, a word that all “the kids” were saying and now has made its way to grandparents trying to be hip.

  • Richard broke the news with an extensive posting on his Virgin blog, with a post entitled, 'Becoming proud grandparents – again'.

  • Joan and I, along with Isabella's parents Mary Gaye and Jo, can't wait to become proud grandparents.

  • Her grandparents were Italian emigrants, and she had fine black eyes and a beautiful mouth.

  • These carts were crowded with German families of the usual size, children, parents and grandparents.

  • In the five months since Ikey had come to stay with his grandparents the boys had become almost inseparable.

  • I cannot say; but this I know, that the grandparents of most of these boys and girls were once young with me.

  • Antique pieces of furniture had been brought over from the great house, as had the portraits of Raisky's parents and grandparents.