grandparents

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The helpers could be grandparents, older siblings, or other relatives or community members.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The number of households with at least two generations of adults over age 24 or grandparents living with younger grandchildren quadrupled between 1971 to 2021 to nearly 60 million, according to the Pew Research Center.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

And so, all of my grandparents and aunts and uncles, ancestors were all farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“It was written for my grandparents and the immigrants who came over in the late 1800s — the Irish, Jews and Italians. But it’s the song for the modern-day Latino coming as well.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

I remember now that my mom bought these gourmet salads for my grandparents from a new salad-only place.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh