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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An 84-year-old woman grabbed her pet dog and budgie before leaving her much-loved home as it became gutted by fire, her granddaughter said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
The granddaughter of coal miners grew up in the southwest Virginia mountain town of Tazewell, within 50 miles of most every relative she ever had.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He accused Miller of posing a danger to his daughter and granddaughter and said the congressman needed professional help.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The granddaughter and her aunts had counted them and planted them diagonally across the heart, joke candles that wouldn't blow out.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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
"I feel like these North Korean players are like my granddaughters," he said.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
One of the pieces in the exhibition is an A-line shag mini dress in cheetah print that Saar made for herself in 1969, and has been passed through the hands of her daughters and granddaughters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
All of our lives and liberty, and those of our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters, depend on it.
From Slate ● May 5, 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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