grandkid

noun

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

Examples of grandkid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 And their kids and grandkids haven’t been producing enough babies to replace them. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 Shirley Jones marked her milestone 90th birthday with her kids and grandkids by her side. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 Let go of your vision of side-by-side cooking with grandkids. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 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 26 Apr. 2024.

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