grandson

noun

grand·​son ˈgran(d)-ˌsən How to pronounce grandson (audio)
: the son of one's son or daughter

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Police identified the suspect as their grandson, Michell Blake Reinacher. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 Hours later, Watson found her grandson at the children’s hospital. Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025 Chaos ensues when Min’s formidable grandmother (Yuh-jung Youn) makes the trek from Korea to throw her grandson a wedding banquet. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025 The public version of her story is that she was widowed and left financially ruined by her husband’s gambling addiction, then forced to raise her grandson following the devastating death of her daughter in a car accident. Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandson

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First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grandson was in 1573

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“Grandson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandson. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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grandson

noun
grand·​son ˈgran(d)-ˌsən How to pronounce grandson (audio)
: a son of one's son or daughter

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