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Definitions for grandchild
ˈgrænˌtʃaɪldgrand·child

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. grandchildnoun

    a child of your son or daughter

Wiktionary

  1. grandchildnoun

    a child of someone's child

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Grandchildnoun

    The son or daughter of my son or daughter; one in the second degree of descent.

    Etymology: grand and child.

    Augustus Cæsar, out of indignation against his daughters and Agrippa his grandchild, would say that they were not his seed, but imposthumes broken from him. Francis Bacon, Apophthegms.

    These hymns may work on future wits, and so
    May great grandchildren of thy praises grow. John Donne.

    He hoped his majesty did believe, that he would never make the least scruple to obey the grandchild of king James. Edward Hyde.

    Fair daughter, and thou son and grandchild both! John Milton.

    He ’scaping with his gods and reliques fled,
    And tow’rds the shore his little grandchild led. John Denham.

Wikipedia

  1. grandchild

    Family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary locus of attachment, nurturance, and socialization.Anthropologists classify most family organizations as matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), conjugal (a wife, her husband, and children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or extended (in addition to parents and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages through history. The family is also an important economic unit studied in family economics. The word "families" can be used metaphorically to create more inclusive categories such as community, nationhood, and global village.

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  1. grandchild

    A grandchild is the child of one's own son or daughter. They are the next generation in line after one's immediate children.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grandchildnoun

    a son's or daughter's child; a child in the second degree of descent

Wikidata

  1. Grandchild

    In a family, a grandchild is a child's child: grandson is the child's son, a granddaughter is a child's daughter.

Editors Contribution

  1. grandchild

    A child of a son or daughter.

    Their grandchild was so beautiful.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grandchild in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grandchild in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of grandchild in a Sentence

  1. Bill Clinton:

    We have been so fortunate. It's funny how perspective changes — I think having a grandchild made a big difference, i urge (Hillary Clinton) to go out there and have a good time, tell the American people what you wanted to do, explain what the challenges are from her point of view and what we should do, and just be grateful. We've had a wonderful life. And I'm grateful.

  2. Caroline Ouko:

    He calls it like it is, but there is goodness in his music. And that’s all I’m left with now. He’s gone, i cannot be at his wedding. I’ll never see a grandchild … because someone refused to help him. No one stood up to stop what was going on. We have to do better.

  3. Nelson Diaz:

    Many of the older Cubans were with Jeb early on but for many of those exiles, Marco is the fulfillment of the American dream, they will be torn between Jeb, who they adore, and Marco, who is almost like their grandchild.

  4. Joshua Coleman:

    The love that the grandchild has for the grandparents is a part of them, and you don't want to taint that with your own issues around the grandparent's behavior. Parents have a responsibility to walk that line pretty carefully.

  5. Lilly Singh:

    An Indian-Canadian woman with her own late-night show ? Now that is a dream come true, i'm thrilled to bring it to life on NBC, and I hope my parents consider this to be as exciting as a grandchild.

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