grandkid

noun

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

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Diana opened up about her relationship with her grandkids while speaking to the Bay Area Reporter in 2016. Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026 As the Kennedy family, including her older sister Rose and younger brother Jack, mourns the environmental journalist’s passing, the family’s matriarch Caroline is drawing from the tragedies of her own childhood—as well as the strength of her mom Jackie—to make sure her grandkids remember their mom. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025 Unfortunately, even though your relationship with the grandkids was, perhaps, healthy, the other relationships supporting it are less so. R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025 However, another source claimed that the main obstacle to getting to his grandkids was Meghan Markle. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandkid

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Jan. 2026.

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