granddaughter

noun

grand·​daugh·​ter ˈgran(d)-ˌdȯ-tər How to pronounce granddaughter (audio)
: the daughter of one's son or daughter

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Beginning a six-week, 34-show production next month, Tru, directed by Rob Ashford, will be performed in an immersive style in a historic Gilded Ager Upper East Side mansion first owned by a great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026 Jeanne tried to picture her ecological granddaughter biking from Ann Arbor. Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026 But Balint is actually the granddaughter of someone who died in the Holocaust. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026 She’s survived by her daughter, one granddaughter, Chloe Price-Mitchell, four great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for granddaughter

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First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of granddaughter was in 1608

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granddaughter

noun
grand·​daugh·​ter ˈgran-ˌdȯt-ər How to pronounce granddaughter (audio)
: a daughter of one's son or daughter

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