define granddaughter
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- noun grand·daugh·ter \ˈgran-ˌdȯ-tər\. : a daughter of a person's son or daughter. See words that rhyme with granddaughter Spanish Central: Translation of granddaughter Nglish: Translation of granddaughter for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of granddaughter for Arabic speakers.
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Grandfather clause Grandfather clause. A grandfather clause (or grandfather policy) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights, or to have been grandfathered in.
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- A Yiddish(Jewish) word, traditionally used by Grandmothers, that references children. The modern usage of the word can be extended to any person that is considered darling and close to one's heart. Yiddish(Jewish) word, traditionally used by Grandmothers, that references children. The modern usage of the word can be extended to any person that is considered darling and close to one's heart.
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DEFINITION of 'Grandfather Clause' Grandfather Clause. DEFINITION of 'Grandfather Clause'. A grandfather clause is an exemption that allows persons or entities to continue with activities or operations that were approved before the implementation of new rules, regulations or laws.
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descendant An example of descendant used as an adjective is the phrase descendant escalator which means an escalator that goes down. Descendant is defined as an offspring of a particular person. An example of a descendant is a man being the great, great grandson of someone.
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- Tom is Mary's ______. mother sister son grandson husband 15 John is Bob's uncle. Bob is John's ______. nephew sister son uncle husband 16 My son has got two children called Mary and John. They are my ______. cousin daughter father grandchildren children 17 John and I have the same parents. He is my ______. My daughter's daughter is called Helen. She is my ______. cousin daughter father grandchildren granddaughter 2 My mother's father is called Bob. He is my ______. grandfather daughter father grandchildren granddaughter 3 Jane is my mother's sister. She is my ______.
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What is DESCENDANT? The terms the opposite of “ascendant,” (?. v.)Descendants is a good term of description in a will, and includes all who proceed from the body of the person named; as grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Amb. 397; 2 Hil.
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- old maid noun [C] uk / ˌəʊld ˈmeɪd / us / ˌoʊld ˈmeɪd / old-fashioned › a woman who is not married or has not had a sexual relationship and is not now young
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- grandfather clause an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War grandfather clock a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case grandfather the father of your father or mother coordinate clause a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function grand circle a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended
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descendant Definition of descendant for English Language Learners : someone who is related to a person or group of people who lived in the past : a plant or animal that is related to a particular plant or animal that lived long ago
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- Your niece is the daughter of your brother or sister. Your first cousin is the child of your parent's brother or sister. Your second cousin is the grandchild of your grandpare … nt's brother or sister. Your third cousin is the great grandchild of your great grandparent's brother or sister. Answered. In Uncategorized.
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- generation noun (AGE GROUP). B1 [C, + sing/pl verb] all the ​people of about the same ​age within a ​society or within a ​particular ​family: The ​younger generation ​smokes less than ​their ​parents did.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A grandfather clause is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations, while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Frequently, the exemption is limited; it may extend for a set period of time, or it may be lost under certain circumstances.
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Controlling Widows and Orphans A widow is the last line of a paragraph left by itself at the top of a page; an orphan is the first line of a paragraph left by itself at the bottom of a page. You will want to avoid both widows and orphans in your documents, as they break up the flow of the text and tend to distract the reader.
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- Your aunt is the sister of your father or mother. Your great uncle (or grand uncle) is the brother of your grandfather or grandmother. Your great aunt (or grand aunt) is the sister of your grandfather or grandmother. Your great-great uncle is the brother of your great-grandfather or great-grandmother.
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"What Does ""paternal Grandparents"" Mean?" What relation is my great-niece to my nephew? Paternal is used to refer to anything pertaining to one's father. Maternal refers to the mother, so while a person's paternal grandparents are on the father's side, the maternal grandparents are those found on the mother's side of the family. People also use the terms paternal and maternal to refer to other members of a family tree, such as a maternal aunt or paternal cousins.
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orphan adjective. noun. The definition of orphan is a child or something related to a child who's lost their parents. An example of orphan is a home for children without parents; an orphan home. An orphan is defined as a child whose parents have died. An example of an orphan is a little girl whose mother and father died in a car accident.
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- (3) great-grandparent, great-grandchild, aunt who is a sister of a parent of the individual, uncle who is a brother of a parent of the individual, nephew who is a child of a brother or sister of the individual, or niece who is a child of a brother or sister of the individual (relatives in the third degree).
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- Skip generation is more specific than these terms in that it refers to grandparents raising grandchildren with no assistance from parents, the skipped or skip generation. A website which tracks new words traces the term to a 1991 issue of Newsweek.The term may have its origin in law.amily units consisting of grandparents and grandchildren without any of the middle generation are sometimes referred to as skip-generation families. Sometimes this term appears as skipped generation families, which is more grammatically correct but appears to be less commonly used.
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- The great grand niece has a great grand aunt, or great grand uncle, who is the sibling of one … of her great grandparents. In normal conversation, such a person would usually be called Aunt, becasue adding all those greats and grands is cumbersome and would probably just make her feel old.
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- Definition of Grandfather Clause. Noun. A legal provision that exempts a business, enterprise, or class of persons from a new rule, regulation, or law that would affect rights or privileges previously held. Origin. 1895-1900 Americanism. What is a Grandfather Clause
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- Example Sentences Including 'grandmother'. Most of his immediate family had perished during the Red Ship Wars, with his aged grandmother surrendering to her years only last spring. His old Bible, the one given to him by his grandmother at his confirmation, lay next to it.
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- At that time, my grandmother was just fifty years old. Laborious years had passed since then; and now my brother and I were slaves to the man who had defrauded her of her money, and tried to defraud her of her freedom. One of my mother's sisters, called Aunt Nancy, was also a slave in his family.y grandmother had, as much as possible, been a mother to her orphan grandchildren. By perseverance and unwearied industry, she was now mistress of a snug little home, surrounded with the necessaries of life. She would have been happy could her children have shared them with her.
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- Definition of Grandfather Clause<. Noun. A legal provision that exempts a business, enterprise, or class of persons from a new rule, regulation, or law that would affect rights or privileges previously held.
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Definitions &Translations Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Dowager(noun) a widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease.
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- Definition of dame. 1  1 : a woman of rank, station, or authority: such asa archaic : the mistress of a householdb : the wife or daughter of a lordc : a female member of an order of knighthood —used as a title prefixed to the given name. 2  2a : an elderly womanb : woman.