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grandson

American  
[gran-suhn, grand-] / ˈgrænˌsʌn, ˈgrænd- /

noun

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


grandson British  
/ ˈɡrænd-, ˈɡrænsʌn /

noun

  1. a son of one's son or daughter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of grandson

First recorded in 1580–90; grand- + son

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