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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Archuleta, whose granddaughter was killed by an impaired driver, said working to turn the bill into law was a personal fight for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
She knows if her granddaughter comes to visit, she risks struggling to return home.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
They see their young granddaughter often and are planning cruises to Panama and in Scandinavia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"I headed out this way hoping things might be better out in the rural areas," he said, his young granddaughter shifting impatiently in the back seat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Could my granddaughter, Cat, and I get some samples? She needs a big Gingerbread Island welcome, so I think it would be best for her to have a sample of every flavor.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
"She said she had never acted out of malice and had only wanted to prevent men from criticising her granddaughters."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In her 50s, she worked as a nanny and took care of her twin granddaughters before they entered daycare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
All of our lives and liberty, and those of our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters, depend on it.
From Slate ● May 5, 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
She was waiting until her granddaughters were past the dangerous stretch of their teen years before she left them to fend for themselves.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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