granddaughter

[ gran-daw-ter ]

/ ˈgrænˌdɔ tər /

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Origin of granddaughter

First recorded in 1605–15; grand- + daughter

Words nearby granddaughter

grand coup, Grand Cru, granddad, granddaddy, granddaddy of them all, granddaughter, grand dragon, grand drapery, grand duchess, grand duchy, Grand Duchy of Muscovy

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How to use granddaughter in a sentence

Her family was excited too, especially her granddaughter Mikayla Gounard, who got an idea shortly after speaking with her grandmother that night.
A homeless man found a wallet. After he returned it, a 12-year-old raised hundreds of dollars for him.|Sydney Page|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
He dreams of getting a house for his family of five and wants his granddaughter, who is not yet 2, to be able to run around outside in their yard.
The Government Promised to Return Ancestral Hawaiian Land, Then Never Finished the Job|by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|December 19, 2020|ProPublica
Certainly our granddaughter Lucia will also figure in this footage.
Every Thanksgiving, my mental health strategy is recalling memorable, personal moments|Bob Brody|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
“I am so proud of her,” 68-year-old Rose Vergara said of her granddaughter.
West Virginia voters bustle to the polls on the first day of in-person early voting|Derek Hawkins, Molly Born|October 21, 2020|Washington Post

San Diego City Council President Georgette Gómez is facing off against nonprofit executive Sara Jacobs, the granddaughter of Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs.
The Ultimate Guide to the Local Election|Voice of San Diego|October 19, 2020|Voice of San Diego
That artistic streak surfaced dramatically in his granddaughter.
Meet the Future Mrs. Benedict Cumberbatch|Tom Sykes|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One year later and 10 blocks away, my mother came into the world, the granddaughter of those pioneers who had roamed the prairie.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Vivienne Westwood's granddaughter signs with Next Models.
Andreja Pejic Undergoes Sexual Reassignment Surgery; CFDA Acquires Fashion Calendar|The Fashion Beast Team|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He then said, “I got a grandson and a granddaughter who do not have a daddy.”
The Army Lied About the Hero Who Died Looking for Bowe Bergdahl|Michael Daly|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For his granddaughter, being a custodian of his legacy is a matter a pride—but also a burden.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General|Tim Teeman|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A great-granddaughter of Fragonard, she seems to have inherited his talent; Corot and Renoir forcibly appealed to her.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
She has outlived all her children: her oldest descendant living being a granddaughter, over sixty years old.
Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853|Various
The presence of the old professor and his granddaughter at Waupegan continued to puzzle Mrs. Bassett.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
She asked me to meet the Professor's granddaughter, Miss Garrison, when she comes through here in the morning on her way home.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
She is the granddaughter of her that faded away about sunset in gazing at her twin orphans.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various

British Dictionary definitions for granddaughter

granddaughter

/ (ˈɡrænˌdɔːtə) /

noun

a daughter of one's son or daughter

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