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With an almost ambivalence towards gender stereotypes, younger generations aren’t anchored to the stringent mores which may have affected their parents or grandparents.
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Why is multigenerational living on the rise? Homes with at least two generations of adults over 24 or grandparents with younger grandchildren quadrupled between 1971 to 2021 to nearly 60 million homes, according to Pew Research.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
There was nothing particularly out of the ordinary about her grandparents, who lived quietly in upstate New York and snowbirded down to Florida in the winters.
—airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
My grandparents' house also always had a plethora of twin beds.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Why is multigenerational living on the rise? Homes with at least two generations of adults over 24 or grandparents with younger grandchildren quadrupled between 1971 to 2021 to nearly 60 million homes, according to Pew Research.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
There was nothing particularly out of the ordinary about her grandparents, who lived quietly in upstate New York and snowbirded down to Florida in the winters.
—airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
My grandparents' house also always had a plethora of twin beds.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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grandparent
noun
grand·par·ent
ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a parent of one's father or mother
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