What is Grandparent?
[[File:Viridiano e Avós.JPG|300px|thumb|{{center|A grandson with his grandparents}}]] The term '''grandparent''' means the [[parents]] of a person's [[father]] or [[mother]]. [[Wikt:grandparent|Grandparent]]s have always been important members of a [[family]].<ref name=BosakLP>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacyproject.org/guides/gpvip.html |title=Why Grandparents are VIPs |author=Susan V. Bosak |website= |publisher=legacyproject.org |accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref> The [[role]] of a parent is often very different from the role of a grandparent. Parents are the [[wikt:provide|provide]]rs and [[Discipline|disciplinarians]] of their [[children]].<ref name=BosakLP/> Grandparents are often much freer to [[wikt:enjoy|enjoy]] and have [[wikt:fun|fun]] with their grandchildren.<ref name=BosakLP/> A grandparent-grandchild [[Interpersonal relationship|relationship]] is usually much simpler than that of a parent and child.<ref name=BosakLP/> The term 'grandparent' is used for both [[male]] and [[female]] [[gender]]s. The male grandparent is called a [[wikt:grandfather|grandfather]]. The female grandparent is a [[wikt:grandmother|grandmother]]. When looking at the [[Kinship|relationship]] from the [[wikt:point of view|point of view]] of the grandparent, the term [[wikt:grandchild|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. [[wikt:grandson|Grandson]] is male. [[wikt:Granddaughter|Granddaughter]] is female. ==Definitions== * '''grandmother''': parent's mother. * '''maternal grandmother''': mother's mother. * '''paternal grandmother''': father's mother. * '''grandfather''': parent's father. * '''maternal grandfather''': mother's father. * '''paternal grandfather''': father's father. * '''grandparent''': parent's parent. * '''maternal grandparent''': mother's parent. * '''paternal grandparent''': father's parent. * '''granddaughter''': child's daughter. * '''maternal granddaughter''': daughter's daughter. * '''paternal