grandparenting

noun

grand·par·ent·ing ˈgran(d)-ˌper-ən-tiŋ

: the activity of being a grandparent : participation in the life of one's grandchild as a grandparent

… the nature of modern grandparenting has received relatively scant scholarly attention.—

Maggie Scarf

"We've got magazines on everything from walking to jogging to fly-fishing to grandparenting," says Marvin M. Gropp, vice president of the Magazine Publishers Association.—

David Brock

Examples of grandparenting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jump to: Grandma Names With a Twist Celebrity Names for Grandma Names for Grandma in Different Languages Modern Grandma Names The best thing about grandparenting in this day in age? —

Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2023 And, according to grandparenting experts, that may be the best support of all. —

Kate Stone Lombardi, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2021 Long-distance grandparenting tips 1. —

Harriet L. Blake, Dallas News, 27 May 2021 Related Step-grandparenting can be bittersweet — and beautifulMy father-in-law recently turned 100. —

Mary Pflum Peterson, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023 To them, long-distance grandparenting may look great. —

Kate Stone Lombardi, Good Housekeeping, 9 Dec. 2022 You are never obligated to feed anyone, but try to see this as a short time in your grandparenting life. —

Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 For those who have sown well, Q4 becomes a time of generativity, legacy, giving back, grandparenting and purpose. —

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021 See More

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