grandson

noun

grand·​son ˈgran(d)-ˌsən How to pronounce grandson (audio)
: the son of one's son or daughter

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Fast forward almost a century, to 2014, when Dedman’s great-great grandson, Dixon Dedman, decided to revive the Kentucky Owl name. Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 The Melrose Place star, 56, introduced her social media followers to the newest addition to her family with the arrival of her newborn grandson, Grayson. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 June 2025 Marlene von Friedrichs-Fitzwater, Joshua House’s founder, began working on Joshua’s House in 2015, a year after her grandson, Joshua Nielson, passed away in Nebraska while homeless. Jack Rodriquez-Vars, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025 Further, the couple had seven grandsons who fought in various Civil War Colored Regiments, six of them dying at war, their bodies never making it back to Connecticut, Mills said. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandson

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1573, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grandson was in 1573

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“Grandson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandson. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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grandson

noun
grand·​son ˈgran(d)-ˌsən How to pronounce grandson (audio)
: a son of one's son or daughter

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