granddaughter
Americannoun
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granddaughters
plural
noun
Usage
Spelling tips for granddaughter The word granddaughter is hard to spell because it’s a combination of two words, one of which (daughter) has a tricky vowel combination and some silent letters. How to spell granddaughter: First, remember that you should spell granddaughter as one word, without a space or a hyphen, and that you should include two d’s—both the one from the end of grand and the one from the beginning of daughter. Next, remember the vowel combination in daughter is the same as it is in the word taught. If you have a granddaughter, this spelling may be one you’ve taught her!
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of granddaughter
Example Sentences
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Bernie Moreno, albeit belatedly, reacted to Miller’s behavior by defending his daughter, telling reporters he sent her, his granddaughter and his wife to a “secure place” out of state for their own safety.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
My 15-year-old granddaughter, she said to me, “When I start working at your company, the first thing I’m gonna do is fire you on the spot.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Morales already pulled his deceased 13-year-old granddaughter from the debris.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
In a clip from the show, granddaughter Kim Kardashian detailed that her grandmother had survived colon cancer and breast cancer and, in her sunset years, struggled with sickness resulting from the cancer treatments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
His wife was Amphitrite, a granddaughter of the Titan, Ocean.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
All of our lives and liberty, and those of our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters, depend on it.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
She survives him, along with three daughters from his first marriage, six granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
City life has hardened her daughters and granddaughters in all the wrong ways and made them too soft in others.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
Standing near them was Tamara, with her nine-year-old twin granddaughters, Mila and Tina.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Celia and her granddaughters enter the house on Palmas Street, to find Ivanito, his dimpled hands clasped, singing the lyrics to a melodramatic love song.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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