grandkid

noun

grand·​kid ˈgran(d)-ˌkid How to pronounce grandkid (audio)

Examples of grandkid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hernández Alonso has been toying with the idea of getting the business on social media, but that’s up to his grandkids. Mark Stevenson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024 Tones on Tail, Adam Ant, The Faint, General Public, Ministry and Placebo were just a few of the other ‘80s and era-adjacent acts that brought out Gen X-ers, Generation Jones, their kids and grandkids for an epic day-long dance party. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 May 2024 The black-and-white photo captured Kris sitting outside with her grandkids, wrapping her arms around them. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024 If your boyfriend’s former flame has an adult daughter and grandkids, none of you are inexperienced kids yourselves. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024 Earlier this week, Jenner appeared on the Next Question with Katie Couric podcast and opened up about her relationship with her thirteen grandkids. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 Holthaus talked with us during a busy week between the World Championship Cheese Contest, caring for grandkids, and a drive to Illinois to pick up farming equipment. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024 The three sisters have no children, no nieces, no grandkids. Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024 Some grandparents will love a photo book to keep updated as their grandkids grow. Maya Polton, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grandkid was in 1895

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“Grandkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandkid. Accessed 22 May. 2024.

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