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Definition of Grandparents
1. grandparent [n] - See also: grandparent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandparents
Literary usage of Grandparents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1877)
"On the other hand, eleven families, in no way connected, have descended from
eighty-eight great-grandparents, and would present a corresponding variety of ..."
2. Natural Inheritance by Francis Galton (1889)
"Hazel. Dark. 127 13 25 32 Data limited to the eye-colours of the 2 parents. I.
Light. 0-30 0-20 Dark. o-io 0-30 4 grandparents. Light. 0-16 0-10 II. Dark. ..."
3. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1893)
"There are five degrees of mourning, as follows:— mourning for parents; for
grandparents and great-grandparents; for brothers, sisters, &c.; for uncles, ..."
4. The Swiss Civil Code: Of December 10, 1907 (effective January 1, 1912) by Robert Porter Shick, Charles Wetherill, Eugen Huber, Alfred Siegwart, Gordon Edward Sherman (1915)
"Great- grandparents. Greatgrandparents have, however, during life, parents the
right to use the share which would have come to their offspring if they had ..."
5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1901)
"593, was a contest between worthless parents not able to provide for their
children, both under five years of age, and their grandparents, to whom they had ..."
6. My Path Through Life by Lilli Lehmann (1914)
"My grandparents AUNT AMANDA was right in saying that my grandfather, Alban Loew,
had nothing of the merchant in him; he was given over to the love of art ..."
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