Definition of GRANDCHILD

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Recent Examples on the Web Kenneth Duckworth is a retired education professor at the University of Louisville who, after spending more than a decade of his retirement living in Eugene, Oregon, moved back to Louisville last May to be near children and grandchildren. — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, "Gerth: TARC tried to pump the brakes on Christmas kindness because of screwed-up policy," 13 Jan. 2020 In June 2009, Young crafted a will naming Lovest and 12 of her children and grandchildren as the beneficiaries of 99 percent of his estate; 1 percent would go to his brother, Irvin Byrd. — Deirdra Funcheon, Washington Post, "Who Should Get the Artwork of Purvis Young?," 8 Jan. 2020 Especially among the children and grandchildren of the victims, this conception of the Holocaust seems to have hardened into a fixture of contemporary identity. — Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, "Why Historical Analogy Matters," 7 Jan. 2020 The Bryants have two children and three grandchildren. — Arkansas Online, "UCA archivist resigns to take lead for Arkansas Heritage," 31 Dec. 2019 Graff is survived by four children and two grandchildren. — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, "Beloved Bay Area hot dog vendor Jimmy Graff dies unexpectedly at 49," 30 Dec. 2019 But their children and grandchildren may feel more enthusiastic about a world with much less alcohol. — The Economist, "The World in 2020 Drinking is going out of style," 30 Dec. 2019 There’s been a shift as more members of Congress spend more time online and worry about the implications of data privacy for their children and grandchildren. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, "New California Law Giving Consumers Control Over Their Data Sets Off a Scramble," 18 Dec. 2019 But things changed when Gondesen’s children and grandchildren recently got involved. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, "Christmas Song That 83-Year-Old Great-Grandpa Wrote in the '60s Finally Makes Its Radio Debut," 10 Dec. 2019

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“Grandchild.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandchild. Accessed 27 January 2020.