different between grandparent vs tupuna

English

Alternative forms

• grand-parent

Etymology

From grand- +? parent. Compare French grand-parent.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???æn(d)p????nt/, /???æn(d)pæ??nt/

Noun

grandparent (plural grandparents)

1. the parent of someone's parent

Antonyms

• (with regard to ancestry) grandchild

Hyponyms

• (by grandparent's gender) grandmother, grandfather
• (by grandparent's and parent's genders) maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather

Derived terms

• great grandparent
• great great grandparent
• stepgrandparent

Translations

See also

• mother
• father

Verb

grandparent (third-person singular simple present grandparents, present participle grandparenting, simple past and past participle grandparented)

1. Synonym of grandfather

English

Alternative forms

• tipuna

Etymology

Maori tupuna

Noun

tupuna (plural tupunas)

1. (New Zealand) An ancestor, especially a grandparent

References

• OED 2006

Hawaiian

Noun

tupuna

1. Ni?ihau form of kupuna (“grandparent, elder”)

Maori

Alternative forms

• tipuna

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tumpu from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *umpu (“grandparent or grandchild”), probably from Proto-Austronesian *apu (“grandparent or grandchild”) (*umpu is one of several PMP roots that are identical, except for the first vowel)

Noun

tupuna (irregular plural t?puna)

1. A grandparent, or any ancestor more remote than one's parents.