grandparenting

See also: grand-parenting

English

Etymology

From grandparent +‎ -ing, modelled on earlier parenting.

Noun

grandparenting (uncountable)

  1. The process of helping to raise and care for one's child's child.
    • 2021 November 19, Madeline Holcombe, “Is your mom warmer with her grandkids than with you? A new study says blame biology”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “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.

Verb

grandparenting

  1. present participle and gerund of grandparent
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