grandkid

noun

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

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Because of a prior serious injury to her shoulder, lifting and carrying her grandkids is also very difficult and stressful for her. R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025 By then a father of 10 with grandkids, Cox treated the Record Bar gig like a family reunion, Kaufmann wrote. Laura Ziegler, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025 Somehow the grandkids amazingly did not destroy it. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 The café was established to honor his larger-than-life persona, his history, and his decades-long tradition of daily donuts with his kids and grandkids. Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandkid

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 25 Mar. 2025.

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