A grandparent who, for reasons of physical or emotional separation, interacts only sporadically with their grandchildren. Compare with: companionate grandparent, involved grandparent.
REMOTE GRANDPARENT: "The children rarely got to see their remote grandparents."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "REMOTE GRANDPARENT," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/remote-grandparent/ (accessed July 3, 2022).
