grandbaby
Americannoun
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grandbabies
plural
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Origin of grandbaby
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As she sings in "American Requiem" against reverberating acoustic guitar and piercing vocals, she is the "grandbaby of a moonshine man" in Gadsden, Alabama.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2024
“He was top shelf, absolutely top shelf. I wouldn’t have had my daughter and my grandbaby fly with him if he wasn’t,” Rumpel said Tuesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
And yes, she studied and was able to read it to her great grandbaby.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Stoddard wouldn’t get to meet his grandbaby that day, or the next, or ever.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2022
Momma said, “Dentist Lincoln. It’s my grandbaby here. She got two rotten teeth that’s giving her a fit.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
“I don’t do a lot of social media, it’s all about grandbabies and recipes for me,” Powers said.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
"More than that, my wife Sharon saved my life. And my grandbabies and my babies. I love them all."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
The parent is afraid she’ll miss graduations, weddings, grandbabies.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2023
“What if my son wants to work here? Or what if my grandbabies want to work here?” she asked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
“Gary quit selling insurance three years ago. I have grandbabies to spoil.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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