Definition of grandchild
:the child of one's son or daughter
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In addition to his wife and his daughter Kelly, Andrus is survived by two other daughters, Tana Andrus-Watson and Kelly Andrus; a brother, Steve; a sister, Margaret Gardner; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
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Gustin is married and has three children and two grandchildren.
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But the great-great-grandchildren of Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, three of the Confederacy's top military and political leaders, feel differently.
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The grandchildren love to press the crust, arrange the fruit, pick the mint from the garden and pipe on whipped cream before serving.
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The department's chief inspector, Mike Vartorella, said his grandchildren ride the attractions at the State Fair.
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The story is centered on the death of a Holocaust survivor that begins a battle of wills between his two grandchildren.
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Included in the inscription was the date the family moved to RB and the parents, children and grandchildren attended the unveiling ceremony, using it for a family reunion.
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As archaeologist Chris Clarkson was excavating a rock shelter in northern Australia one day in 2015, May Nango of the aboriginal Mirarr group brought her grandchildren to look at the pit.
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First Known Use of grandchild
1569
GRANDCHILD Defined for English Language Learners
grandchild
play
noun
Definition of grandchild for English Language Learners
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: a child of your son or daughter
GRANDCHILD Defined for Kids
grandchild
play
noun
grand·child
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ˈgrand-ˌchīld
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ˈgran-
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Definition of grandchild for Students
plural grandchildren
\-ˌchil-drən\
:a child of a person's son or daughter
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