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grandkid

grandkid

87 1.0
A child of your son or daughter
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrænˌkɪd/
  • Informal
translation icon : nieto
  • How you gonna keep your grandkids warm in wintertime?
  • grandparents and grandkids
  • visit the grandkids
  • see the grandkids

So it'll be something that my great, great grandkids will still have.

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Examples

  • Make sure and say goodbye to the grandkids who you met today.

  • Every weekend, I bake cookies for my grandkids to enjoy.

  • Bring Your Grandkid to Work

  • My great, great grandkids are watching this right now.

  • You want it for your kids and your grandkids more than what you had.

  • When you tell this story to your grandkids, leave this part out.

  • I can eat ice cream with my kids and grandkids and walk around the yard.

  • Say hi to your grandkids.

  • Now I can help my daughter take care of my grandkids.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I'd like five grandkids like you have.

Synonyms

grandchild
vsgrandkid
338 1.0

A child of your son or daughter

is the same meaning but expressed in a more informal form
grandbaby
vsgrandkid
  • Informal
12 2.4

A child of your son or daughter that you love

is the neutral general word rather than affectionate

How Formal

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

Surface Forms

grandkid singular
grandkids plural

Morphology

grandkid = grand + kid (transparent) = grand + kid

The meaning is a straightforward informal compound of 'grand' (indicating one generation removed) + 'kid' (child); learners can easily infer 'grandchild'.

Etymology

The word grandkid is simply grand + kid, where grand names the extra generation above your child, like in grandmother, and kid is a common word for a young person or 'child'. So a grandkid is the 'child' of your son or daughter.