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Grandparent vs Grandparenthood - What's the difference?

grandparent | grandparenthood |

As nouns the difference between grandparent and grandparenthood

is that grandparent is the parent of someone's parent while grandparenthood is the state of being a grandparent.

grandparent

English

(wikipedia grandparent)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the parent of someone's parent

    • Hyponyms

    * (by grandparent's gender ) grandmother, grandfather * (by parent's gender ) maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to ancestry ) grandchild

    Derived terms

    * great grandparent * great great grandparent

    See also

    * mother * father

    grandparenthood

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being a grandparent.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=July 19, author=Ariel Sabar, title=A Time to Put Aside the Armor, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=At first I wrote it off to the simpler protocols of grandparenthood , with its premium on uncomplicated gestures of generosity and love. }}

    Hyponyms

    * grandfatherhood * grandmotherhood