granddaughter

noun

grand·​daugh·​ter ˈgran(d)-ˌdȯ-tər 

: the daughter of one's son or daughter

Examples of granddaughter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cora, the granddaughter of a woman kidnapped from West Africa and sold into slavery, flees her captor’s plantation, plunging her into the book’s alternate steampunk reality where she is pursued by the merciless slave catcher Ridgeway. — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

Since the late 1970s, Mario’s granddaughter, Miuccia Prada, and her husband, Patrizio Bertelli, have driven that growth. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026

The Carnegie Deli brand is owned by Sarri Harper, who is the granddaughter of former owner Milton Parker. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

He is survived by three children, five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. — Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for granddaughter

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• groundwater
• headwater
• manslaughter

Kids Definition

granddaughter

noun

grand·​daugh·​ter ˈgran-ˌdȯt-ər 

: a daughter of one's son or daughter