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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Etymology
Origin of granddaughter
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Bushby, a former paratrooper, is due to complete the challenge on Monday and will be met by his mother, his son and granddaughter when he arrives in Hull.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
His gifts to his granddaughter could complicate Medicaid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Medea we meet here is a teenage princess of Colchis infatuated with Jason—as well as a sorceress, a priestess of Hecate and the semidivine granddaughter of the sun god Helios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Since the Thursday rampage, Sherry Lauer, 56, has been watching her five-year-old granddaughter for signs of how she is processing the tragedy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 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
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
Adele made her granddaughters and me Easter outfits in pastel colors, and we celebrated with an Easter egg hunt and picnic in a park.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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