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grandchild

noun

The son or daughter of your own child.

Example sentences

  • “She loves reading bedtime stories to her grandchildren.”
  • “Their first grandchild was born on New Year's Day.”

The grand- prefix runs both directions in English kinship: grandparents above, grandchildren below, each two generations away. Add 'great-' for each generation beyond.

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