grandson

noun

grand·​son ˈgran(d)-ˌsən 

: the son of one's son or daughter

Examples of grandson in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And then there’s the older Korean man and his actual grandson. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025

The victim, 49-year-old Sharmaine Marlene Burke, told the dispatcher that her 8-year-old grandson, the suspect’s child, was also inside the home, Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter said at a press conference Thursday afternoon. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025

The June 14 crash killed 73-year-old William A. Buchholtz of Watertown and his grandson, 8-year-old Colin Strebe of Waukesha. —Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025

On another hot August Saturday afternoon last summer, the decades echoing up from Hayward Field and across his walls, Dellinger settled in to watch the Olympic Games 5,000 final with his grandson Jack. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grandson

• begun
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• rerun
• shotgun
• someone
• stepson

Kids Definition

grandson

noun

grand·​son ˈgran(d)-ˌsən 

: a son of one's son or daughter