grandbaby

noun

grand·​ba·​by ˈgran(d)-ˌbā-bē How to pronounce grandbaby (audio)
: an infant grandchild

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Priscilla will give birth to our granddaughter & we are blessed to add another grandbaby. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Her dad, Jim Bob Duggar, could be seen in a rare cameo, holding his 39th grandbaby. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Chuck Lorre came and sat on my back porch and held my new grandbaby at the time. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 July 2025 Over the last year, one couple has started inviting several of their 20-something children and a grandbaby (yes, to the bars, at night) to hang out with us. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandbaby

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grandbaby was in 1830

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“Grandbaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandbaby. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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