grandkid

noun

grand·​kid ˈgran(d)-ˌkid How to pronounce grandkid (audio)

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And your grandparents, who are elderly, are in with your grandkids? Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025 The classes promised in the full game resemble characters from the films like the Rock Star of Ian Malcolm to the Smelly Kids of Hammond’s grandkids Lex and Tim. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Her grandkids are crawling into trouble. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025 My parent has gone on to have other kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandkid

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grandkid was in 1895

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“Grandkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandkid. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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