(in Maori culture) a grandchild, or a great-nephew or great-niece.
they have retired and are now living with their children and their mokopuna
Example sentencesExamples
- The trust and its staff remain focused on the needs of mokopuna in its care.
- A grandmother sang to her mokopuna thanking him for the 50 inch TV he had bought her.
- She was a beloved mother and nanny to many mokopuna throughout Aotearoa.
- By the time my mokopuna are at school I hope they'll know more about their whakapapa than their grandmother did.
- They want settlement now, so they and their mokopuna live to see Ngapuhi reach its full potential in their lifetime.
- They are creating a space that encourages and facilitates interactions between mokopuna and the community.
- I have been thinking about a saying I have said over the years to my mokopuna "To the world you may just be someone, but to someone you may be the whole world".
- We want to give mokopuna opportunities to get involved in the community.
- It sets a powerful example about the world we want our mokopuna to inherit.
- While we lament our loss, and express our deepest sympathy for her children and mokopuna, we must all treasure and uphold the legacy she leaves behind.