granddaughter
Americannoun
noun
Usage
Spelling tips for granddaughter The word granddaughter is hard to spell because it’s a combination of two words, one of which (daughter) has a tricky vowel combination and some silent letters. How to spell granddaughter: First, remember that you should spell granddaughter as one word, without a space or a hyphen, and that you should include two d’s—both the one from the end of grand and the one from the beginning of daughter. Next, remember the vowel combination in daughter is the same as it is in the word taught. If you have a granddaughter, this spelling may be one you’ve taught her!
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Origin of granddaughter
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About 10 years after first reading about Manson, she made a discovery that chilled her to her core: She was not only related to Manson — she was his granddaughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Cheri Yecke, 71, read the series to daughters Anastasia Gude, 49, and Tiffany Brooks, 47, before they could read, then volunteered for bedtime-story duty with her granddaughter Bridget Brooks, now 10.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ellis' granddaughter Laura Enston welcomed the news and said: "The shadow of Ruth's execution has fallen across two generations. We have carried shame that was never ours to bear."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
They will include his granddaughter, aged just 14 months according to official media, whose coffin was also emblazoned with Iran's tricolour flag.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Eudora smiled sadly at her granddaughter, and inside, Jack died.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
In her 50s, she worked as a nanny and took care of her twin granddaughters before they entered daycare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
One of the pieces in the exhibition is an A-line shag mini dress in cheetah print that Saar made for herself in 1969, and has been passed through the hands of her daughters and granddaughters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
All of our lives and liberty, and those of our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters, depend on it.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
City life has hardened her daughters and granddaughters in all the wrong ways and made them too soft in others.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
What a time Mama had with those teenage granddaughters.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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