Meanings
noungrandparenting (uncountable)
- uncountableThe process of helping to raise and care for one's child's child.
“Not only is it showing that the brain of grandmothers is activated with grandparenting, it also shows that the parental brain areas are activated late in life, or perhaps are always activated. Once a mother, always a mother,” Pawluski said.
2021 November 19, Madeline Holcombe, “Is your mom warmer with her grandkids than with you? A new study says blame biology”, in CNN
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of grandparent
Origin
From grandparent + -ing, modelled on earlier parenting.
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APA
grandparenting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandparenting
MLA
“grandparenting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandparenting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandparenting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandparenting.
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