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On July 6, Dena Suihkonen was spending the day with her four grandchildren — who range in age from 2 to 8 — at the annual Breitung Township Picnic in Minnesota.
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Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Grandparents might argue that urging a grandchild to hug them won’t ruin that kid’s childhood.
—Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Eliot was agnostic on the subject, saw pros and cons, but there was no missing how much Claire wanted to make the move, to be close to Abby and the grandchildren.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Goodbye June takes place predominantly in the hospital room where our eponymous matriarch (Helen Mirren) is dying, joined by her husband (Timothy Spall); her four children (Winslet, Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette and Johnny Flynn); and her many grandchildren.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
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Susan Young, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Grandparents might argue that urging a grandchild to hug them won’t ruin that kid’s childhood.
—Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Eliot was agnostic on the subject, saw pros and cons, but there was no missing how much Claire wanted to make the move, to be close to Abby and the grandchildren.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Goodbye June takes place predominantly in the hospital room where our eponymous matriarch (Helen Mirren) is dying, joined by her husband (Timothy Spall); her four children (Winslet, Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette and Johnny Flynn); and her many grandchildren.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Grandchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandchild. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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grandchild
noun
grand·child
ˈgran(d)-ˌchīld 
: a child of one's son or daughter
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