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grandbaby

American  
[gran-bey-bee, grand-] / ˈgrænˌbeɪ bi, ˈgrænd- /

noun

grandbabies plural
  1. an infant grandchild.


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noun

Etymology

Origin of grandbaby

First recorded in 1915–20; grand- + baby

Example Sentences

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The “Dr. Dolittle” star also gushed about his new grandbaby to E!

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

“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

The Thread is where we announce anniversaries, our kids’ milestones, the birth of a grandbaby.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Seriously, I could be grown with kids of my own and Grandma would be one cough away from death, telling Jay, “Remember that time you couldn’t find my grandbaby and called me for help?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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