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grandfamily

[ grand-fam-uh-lee, fam-lee ]

noun

, plural grand·fam·i·lies.
  1. a family in which one or more children live with and are raised by their grandparent or grandparents:

    Grandfamilies exist because of absent parents, and the circumstances behind that can vary greatly from one case to the next.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of grandfamily1

First recorded in 1960–65; grand ( def ) + family ( def )

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