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grandbaby

grandbaby

12 2.4
A child of your son or daughter that you love
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrænˌbeɪbi/
  • Informal
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  • Luke is the first grandbaby and my first nephew, so of course he'll be spoiled rotten.
  • little grandbaby
  • precious grandbaby
  • great-grandbaby

It is about a Duke whose mother is like I want grandbabies right now.

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Examples

  • Now I collect vintage Singer machines and use them to make quilts for my own grandbabies.

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  • I went to see my four grandbabies this morning for brunch.

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  • I think I am a little grandbaby crazy too, 'cause I want one!

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  • I am so proud of my grandbaby.

  • Yeah, but just gimme a little grandbaby, honey.

  • My grandbaby's in the house.

  • My grandbaby, Napoleon Picard, is giving a party for Bonnie next week.

  • BethAnn was 43 years old, married with kids and two grandbabies.

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  • This year I had this life sized gingerbread house built in our home for our grandbabies, Avery in London.

  • I am so proud of my grandbaby and love spending time with them.

Synonyms

grandchild
vsgrandbaby
338 1.0

A child of your son or daughter

is the affectionate, informal term rather than the neutral formal name
grandkid
vsgrandbaby
  • Informal
87 1.0

A child of your son or daughter

is used more as an affectionate endearment rather than a casual label

How Formal

grandchild
338 1.0
grandkid
  • Informal
87 1.0
grandbaby
  • Informal
12 2.4

Surface Forms

grandbaby singular
grandbabies plural

Morphology

grandbaby = grand + baby (transparent) = grand + baby

Clear compound of 'grand' (used here in family terms) + 'baby', meaning a grandchild who is a baby; the meaning is literal and immediately recoverable.

Etymology

Grandbaby joins grand (as in grandmother) and baby to make a cute, warm word for 'grandchild'. So, it means the child of your son or daughter and is used to show love.