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

The granddaughter of Bening’s matriarch Beulah and daughter of ne’er-do-well Rob-Will (Jai Courtney), Lind’s outspoken character Oreana kept everybody on their toes. — William Earl, Variety, 6 July 2026

Todd and her granddaughter bought their tickets from Blade, a helicopter charter company. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Baker died June 22 at a hospital in Yonkers, New York, his granddaughter Sofia Silverman told The Hollywood Reporter. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026

Across from me were the artist’s closest living family members and former inhabitants of the home-turned-museum, Cristina Kahlo’s granddaughter, Mara Romeo Kahlo, and her two daughters. — Theo Lee, Vogue, 3 July 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