grandson

[ gran-suhn, grand- ]

noun

1. a son of one's son or daughter.

grandson

/ ˈɡrænd-; ˈɡrænsʌn /

noun

1. a son of one's son or daughter

Word History and Origins

Origin of grandson¹

First recorded in 1580–90; grand- + son

Example Sentences

Today, it is the grandson who has rebelled against the family, by becoming an anthropologist.

From Washington Post

A month later, her grandson was born prematurely and hospitalized for 13 days.

From Washington Post

As the son and grandson of teachers, and as the great-grandson of slaves, I see this as an opportunity to revisit fundamental questions and make real progress.

From Ozy

The grandson of Palestinian immigrants is an admirer of the late Venezuelan socialist leader Hugo Chavez’s legacy.

From Ozy

Dench, 63, and Hinton, 21, dined and laughed together, joined by Hinton’s girlfriend, Mikaela, and Dench’s daughter and grandson.

From Washington Post

The grandson of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, Nicholas Vreeland was poised for a decadent life in high-society.

From The Daily Beast

Well talking about big movies, you've been cast to play Apollo Creed's grandson in a new Rocky franchise installment.

From The Daily Beast

Reynolds acknowledged that much of his appeal comes from being the grandson of R.J. Reynolds.

From The Daily Beast

In May this year, the grandson of Kunihiro Kajiwara was stabbed in the leg.

From The Daily Beast

Her grandson Kane is a freshman and is playing for both the JV and varsity squads.

From The Daily Beast

He was relieved to learn that his grandson Moses Mole was not wandering about the garden, after all.

From Project Gutenberg

You will be pleased to know that this king was the grandson of the very Isabella who so nobly helped Columbus.

From Project Gutenberg

The business has been in the Hill family nearly a hundred years and is now directed by William Hill's grandson.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides, there is no horse in the stable to give him, now, and he cannot go as befits the grandson of a king.

From Project Gutenberg

He did not, however, forget poor Dame Marlow, of the death of whose grandson he had heard from some of the smugglers.

From Project Gutenberg