grandbaby
Americannoun
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grandbabies
plural
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Origin of grandbaby
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Murphy joked about a potential grandbaby when Jasmin and Eric were dating back in 2024, during an interview with Gayle King.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
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
“I wouldn’t have had my daughter and my grandbaby fly with him if he wasn’t.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
It shows her dancing in socks, with a grandbaby on her hip.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022
“Boys, this is Mr. Binks. He usually sits at the table next to mine, but today he deserted me. Binks, this is Genie, my youngest grandbaby, and Ernie, my oldest one.”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
“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
“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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