Grandchild Meaning
/ɡrˈæˌndtʃaɪld/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA child of someone's child.
Sentence Examples
The old man was accompanied by his grandchild.
Maybe my grandchild will be the first person to set foot on Mars.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother has exactly one ____, who is my only daughter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The elderly woman was overjoyed to welcome her first ____ into the family and spent all day holding him.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English grand- English child English grandchild From grand- + child.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"...he fell into amazement when he thought of the Herculean labours those fifteen pairs of hands had performed: of the cows they had milked, the butter they had made, the gardens they had planted, the children and grandchildren they had tended, the brooms they had worn out, the mountains of food they had cooked. It made him dizzy."
— 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl::
"Legendary NFL quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a woman suspected of trying to kidnap their grandchild Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department."
— 2020 September 27, Stella Chan, Paul Vercammen, Artemis Moshtaghian and Amir Vera, “NFL legend Joe Montana tussles with woman who attempted to kidnap his grandchild, police say”, in CNN:
"A couple in India are suing their son and daughter-in-law – for not giving them grandchildren after six years of marriage."
— 2022 May 17, Esha Mitra and Jessie Yeung, “Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother has exactly one ____, who is my only daughter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The elderly woman was overjoyed to welcome her first ____ into the family and spent all day holding him.