祖父母

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 祖父母, read そふぼ, collectively means grandparents, the grandfather and grandmother in one's family line.
• Basic usage: A child may spend a week at their home during summer vacation or hear from them about a parent's childhood.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Grandfathers and grandmothers collectively
  • This refers collectively to grandfathers and grandmothers, whether visited during vacation or telling stories about a parent's childhood. It does not identify only one grandparent.