grandson

noun

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

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Adding to the shock, Schwiermann said her own grandson had been at the Charlie Kirk event. David Demille, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz, with a screenplay by Vicente Leñero, the film was produced by the legendary Alfredo Ripstein, whose Alameda Films is now run by his grandson, Daniel Birman Ripstein. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 Detectes are searching for 27-year-old Isaiah Collins, who is the grandson of the woman who owns the house and who has been know to live at the resicence, Feiner said. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025 Marc Puig, chairman and CEO, Puig The third generation’s the charm at Puig, where family scion Puig, grandson of company founder Antonio Puig Castelló, has been CEO for more than 20 years. Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 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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