祖そ父ふ母ぼ
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Meanings
Noun
1. grandparents
Kanji used
Pitch accent
そふぼ
Composed of
祖そ
ancestor; forefather; progenitor; originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; grandfather
Noun
父ふ母ぼ
father and mother; parents
Noun
Used in vocabulary
曽そう祖そ父ふ母ぼ
great-grandparents
Noun
Examples8
Sarah gets very bored listening to her grandparents rambling on about old times.
I am constantly amazed at the energy of my grandparents.
Lucy was brought up by her grandparents.
I live with my mother, brother and my grandparents.
After their parents died, their grandparents brought them up.
The children were delighted to see their grandparents whom they had not seen for quite a long time.