grandson
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grandson
Example Sentences
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"My family loves the song, and grandma would have loved it, too," said Taylor's grandson, Quinn Tivey, when the song came out last year.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Pace is survived by daughters Shawn Pace Mitchell and Julia Pace Mitchell, a grandson, and a son-in-law.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
The announcement that John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, plans to run for an open seat in New York’s 12th Congressional District prompted The Atlantic to respond with a headline begging, “Please, Not Another Kennedy.”
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
US media reports say Raul Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, a grandson of former president Raul Castro, has been holding secret talks for weeks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is Cuban-American.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
In old times Margaret would still be Mrs. Draper, and I would neither know nor care that she had a grandson Ethan.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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