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
“Yes! I will care for my new grandbaby … X days a week,” instead of five, or “X hours per day,” instead of eight.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
And yes, she studied and was able to read it to her great grandbaby.
From New York Times ● Sep. 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
"More than that, my wife Sharon saved my life. And my grandbabies and my babies. I love them all."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
“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
"Processing this attack continues to be incredibly heavy, especially knowing that other women and people of color elected officials, with children and grandbabies, were targeted," Barboa said in a statement.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2023
“I have four beautiful grandbabies and could not in good conscience not take the vaccine anymore,” she said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
“I hope you use that money for my grandbabies and not some of the other mess you probably into,” Grandma says.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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