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granddaughter

granddaughter

213 1.0
A daughter of your son or daughter
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrænˌdɔːtər/
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  • Your granddaughter is growing up so fast.
  • grandmothers and granddaughters
  • daughters and granddaughters
  • mothers and granddaughters

But where was Casey's child, their granddaughter Kaylee?

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Examples

  • Oh, my granddaughter has had the best time with you this summer.

  • My granddaughter celebrated her birthday with a big party.

  • As a birthday gift, my granddaughter brought me this.

  • And he said my granddaughter loves this.

  • My job as the granddaughter is to carry on their legacy.

  • I am proud to have also raised the coolest granddaughter in the world.

  • At two years of age, my granddaughter is as beautiful as Aphrodite.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Where's my lovely little granddaughter?

  • That's my granddaughter's name, Sophie.

  • Every summer, my granddaughter stays with us for two weeks.

Synonyms

grandchild
vsgranddaughter
338 1.0

A child of your son or daughter

is the female child of one's son or daughter
grandkid
vsgranddaughter
  • Informal
87 1.0

A child of your son or daughter

is the female child rather than any child of one's child
grandbaby
vsgranddaughter
  • Informal
12 2.4

A child of your son or daughter that you love

is the female child rather than an affectionate term for any child

Compounds

A daughter of your grandchild

How Close

daughter
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granddaughter
213 1.0

Surface Forms

granddaughter singular

Morphology

granddaughter = grand + daughter (transparent) = grand + daughter

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'grand' + 'daughter' indicating 'the daughter of one's child', which is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

The word granddaughter comes from grand ('large' or 'great') and daughter ('female child'), so a granddaughter is the daughter of your son or daughter.