granddaughter

noun

grand·​daugh·​ter ˈgran(d)-ˌdȯ-tər How to pronounce granddaughter (audio)
: the daughter of one's son or daughter

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Revill is survived by his daughter, Kate, and granddaughter Kayla. Matt Minton, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025 Two years earlier, Hearst, a granddaughter of the press magnate William Randolph Hearst, was an undergraduate at Berkeley. Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 Take Lindsey Barnett, the granddaughter of Scott Eizember’s victims. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025 James Dennis Ford was executed in February for murdering two people in 1997, and Edward James was executed in mid-March for murdering a woman and her granddaughter. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for granddaughter

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of granddaughter was in 1608

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“Granddaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddaughter. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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granddaughter

noun
grand·​daugh·​ter ˈgran-ˌdȯt-ər How to pronounce granddaughter (audio)
: a daughter of one's son or daughter

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