grandkid

noun

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

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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 Their parents came in, now their grandkids come in. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025 Vance has made countless confounding, often regressive statements on families and family-friendly policies, once suggesting that asking grandparents to watch their grandkids is the solution to the country's child care crisis. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 The suit also accuses his son of hacking into his online accounts and cutting off communication to his grandkids. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandkid

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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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 12 Mar. 2025.

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