grandparenting
SayGRAND-pair-uhnt-ing/ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹəntɪŋ/
- 1The work of helping to raise and care for your grandchildren.
Like being a parent again, but with more rest and more fun.
Grandparenting keeps her busy three days a week while the parents work.
He says grandparenting is more fun than raising his own kids ever was.
Note
- 2Present participle of grandparent. Use this form for the action as it is happening now.
She is grandparenting full-time now that the twins have arrived.
They have been grandparenting the kids next door too while the family settles in.
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grandparenting is a form of grandparent
grandparent, verb: To let someone or something keep old rights when a new rule begins. Full entry
- Forms
- grandparentgrandparents he/she/itgrandparenting -ing formgrandparented past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- grandparent → grandparenting: add -ing
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Origin
It comes from "grandparent" plus "-ing", made like the older word "parenting".