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

Older individuals can experience generativity by mentoring, caregiving, grandparenting, volunteering, creating art or literature and passing down cultural traditions and wisdom to younger generations. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

But of course the real joy of grandparenting is to give attention. —Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023

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

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above