Grandparent

The term grandparent means the parents of a person's father or mother. Grandparents have always been important members of a family.^[1] The role of a parent is often very different from the role of a grandparent. Parents are the providers and disciplinarians of their children.^[1] Grandparents are often much freer to enjoy and have fun with their grandchildren.^[1] A grandparent-grandchild relationship is usually much simpler than that of a parent and child.^[1]

The term 'grandparent' is used for both male and female genders. The male grandparent is called a grandfather. The female grandparent is a grandmother. When looking at the relationship from the point of view of the grandparent, the term grandchild is used. A grandchild is the child of a person's child. It can also be used based on gender. Grandchild is correct for either gender. Grandson is male. Granddaughter is female.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Susan V. Bosak. "Why Grandparents are VIPs". legacyproject.org. Retrieved 21 December 2015.