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grandbaby

[ gran-bey-bee, grand- ]

/ ˈgrænˌbeɪ bi, ˈgrænd- /

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noun, plural grand·ba·bies.

an infant grandchild.

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Origin of grandbaby

First recorded in 1915–20; grand- + baby

Words nearby grandbaby

grandad, grandad shirt, grandam, Grand Army of the Republic, grandaunt, grandbaby, Grand Bahama, Grand Banks, Grand Canal, Grand Canary, Grand Canyon

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How to use grandbaby in a sentence

I had a new grandbaby born two days ago, so I’ve got to quit.
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Your grandbaby will open its eyes five thousand miles from its grandmother.
The Red Rugs of Tarsus|Helen Davenport Gibbons
Yes; but she wasn't—now, listen, she didn't pay any attention and this lady had had a new grandbaby.
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Do you fear that I will not be able to nurse your grandbaby, that you sent all the condensed and malted milk?
The Red Rugs of Tarsus|Helen Davenport Gibbons

She probably knows as much about such matters as your grandbaby.
At the Little Brown House|Ruth Alberta Brown