grandson
Americannoun
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grandsons
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of grandson
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Lincoln, the grandson of an immigrant and the son of a teenage mother, talked up his experiences in the military and as a pastor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Allen and “Rad” screenwriter Sam Bernard are developing a graphic novel featuring Cru coaching his grandson through Helltrack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
"My grandson should be in his classroom, with all of his friends," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
One month after her surgery, Caroline's grandson Roman was born, and she underwent two further rounds of chemotherapy in January 2024, along with follow-up CT scans.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
It was meant to be a family visit—the one time each year Toot could see her grandson and great-granddaughter.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
His two grandsons have hearing and speech disabilities and need specialised care and schooling that he says are unavailable in the area.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Lyons and Stuart are the grandsons of matriarch Sara “Sally” Brown, the widow of a former Brown-Forman chairman and mother of two former CEOs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Surrounded by sons and grandsons under a clattering ceiling fan, Safi showed the tattered identity document he has kept since fleeing the Soviet occupation more than four decades ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Leathers and Jax were older men, well past forty, sons of the haunted forest, with sons and grandsons of their own.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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