grandkid

noun

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

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Try explaining that to your grandkids next Christmas. John Phillips, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025 Delara has three grandkids who go to Ingels Elementary, but said their mother drives them to and from school. Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025 At the end of September, Jason admitted on another episode of their podcast that the brothers' mom, Donna Kelce, has been subtly hinting for more grandkids while talking with Coach Deion Sanders. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 And there's destruction to the individual citizens in this country that just want to raise their kids and their grandkids in peace and in safety. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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