grandparent

noun

1. 祖父；祖母；外祖父；外祖母
   the father or mother of your father or mother
   1. The children are staying with their grandparents.
      孩子们与祖父母住在一起。

1. N-COUNT （外）祖父母
   Your grandparents are the parents of your father or mother.
   1. Tammy was raised by her grandparents.
      塔米是爷爷奶奶抚养大的。

1. Tammy was raised by her grandparents.
   塔米是爷爷奶奶抚养大的。
2. The members of an extended family are related by blood ( grandparent, parents, children, brothers, sisters, etc.) or by marriage ( husbands, wives, mothers-in-law, etc).
   大家庭的成员由血缘（祖父母、父母、孩子、兄弟、姐妹等）或婚姻（丈夫、妻子、婆婆等）联系起来。
3. It's built into our heads from the time we're babies and a parent or grandparent reads a book while pointing out the words.
   这是我们从小就养成的一种习惯，从小，父母或祖父母就是这样用手指点着书上的文字教我们念书的。
4. Many are being raised by a single parent or grandparent.
   很多都是由单亲或是祖父母抚养长大。
5. Currently the alarm only alerts users if they and their new acquaintance have a common grandparent, and most people already know who their first cousins are.
   目前警报只能提醒使用者和他们的新相好是不是共有同一个祖父母或外祖父母，而大部分人知道他们的嫡亲表/堂兄妹是谁。
6. Being a good parent whether youre gay or straight; a foster parent or a grandparent isnt easy.
   作为好的父母亲不管你是同性恋或是异性恋，养父母或是祖父母都是不易的。
7. When I see you with all your grandchildren, I know you've given them the finest gift a grandparent can give.
   当我看见您和您的外孙在一起的时候，我知道您都已经给了他们最好的礼物，您把心都掏给他们了。
8. Everyone would save a sibling, grandparent or close friend rather than a strange dog.
   每个人都会救自己的兄弟姐妹、爷爷奶奶或亲密好友，而不会救一只陌生的狗。
9. One day, we both decided to take a road trip to her grandparent's house.
   所以我们特意选了一天去她祖父祖母的房子看望他们。
10. The three children have been sponging on their grandparent for over ten years.
    10多年来这3个孩子一直靠他们的姥爷、姥姥养活。
11. I'm not a grandparent, thank god.
    我不是祖父，谢天谢地。
12. I mean, my cousin and I both share a grandparent.
    我的意思是，我和我的表姐是同一个祖母。
13. Often a grandparent could perform the role of main carer.
    祖父母经常起到主要照顾者的作用。
14. So find an adult you trust – a parent, grandparent or teacher; a coach or counselor – and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.
    找到一个你可以相信的成年人，他可以是你的父母、祖父母、老师、教练或是顾问，向他们请求帮助，以使你能够实现自己的既定目标。
15. I became a grandparent and what has struck me is what a profound feeling and emotion that has created in me, I couldn't afford to see that.
    我做了爷爷，让我震惊的是，这种深沉的感觉和情感，在我身上产生的影响，我承受不了。
16. I would do anything for an ill grandparent.
    为了生病的外婆，什么都可以做。
17. I had no grandparent to stand proudly for me.
    没有祖父母会为我自豪地站起来。
18. Ask a grandparent about their childhood.
    向你的祖父母打听他们的童年。
19. One month ago, I became a grandparent for the first time which I always wanted my children get another thing to do in life.
    一个月前，我做了爷爷，第一次，这是我一直希望我的孩子，做的事情。
20. Every parent has only one child and every grandparent has only one grand-child.
    一个家庭只有一个孩子，而祖父母只有一个孙子。
21. While the grandparent needs support with his or her medical ailments.
    老人则需要有人为他（或她）提供医疗疾病上的照顾。
22. This supports the controversial neuroscience theory that the brain contains "grandmother cells" that learn to recognise particular categories of people or even individuals, such as a grandparent.
    这支持一个有争议的神经学理论，即人脑中存在“祖母神经元细胞”，能够学会识别特定类别的人群甚至个体，例如祖母。
23. Or you might hear about a grandparent that no one wants to talk to because no one likes him.
    偶尔你会听说他们不喜欢他们的（外）祖父母，也不想和他们说话。
24. A natural fear of nuclear war; natural immunity; a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild.
    对核战争的自然的恐惧；自然免疫；祖父母对孙子女的自然的疼爱。
25. A sister of one's grandparent. Grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins usually don't live near one another.
    伯祖母；叔祖母；舅婆；姑婆；姨婆某人祖父母的姐妹祖父母、舅、姨、表兄妹等一般不住在一起。
26. I used to live with my grandparent, but I have my own home now.
    我过去与祖父母住在一起，但现在我有自己的家了。
27. My dad learns how to be a good grandparent.
    我爸爸也学会了怎么做个好爷爷。
28. My grandparent's parents are my great-grandparents.
    我祖父母的父母是我的曾祖父母。
29. My grandparent's parents are my great-grandparents. In the long distant past, our ancestors depended on handmade tools mostly.
    我祖父母的父母是我的曾祖父母在遥远的过去，我们的祖先主要是依靠手工工具。表示时间的距离。
30. The family link with Britain for most people is, say for my generation, more likely to be a grandparent than a parent.
    就拿我这代人来说吧，对大多数人来说，与英国的亲缘关系更像是祖父母，而不是父母。

noun

1. a parent of your father or mother