Meaning & use
granddaughter
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UK/ˈɡræn.dɔː.tər/
US/ˈɡræn.dɑː.t̬ɚ/
Meaning
nouncountable
The daughter of a person's son or daughter.
Grammar: Takes a plural: granddaughters; write it as one word.
Patterns
- my granddaughter
- granddaughter of someone
- youngest granddaughter
My granddaughter starts kindergarten this fall.
She taught her granddaughter to bake bread.
Their youngest granddaughter lives overseas.
Word forms
| plural | granddaughters |
|---|
Common combinations
- newborn granddaughter
- The newborn granddaughter slept through the whole visit.
- only granddaughter
- As the only granddaughter, she often asks about family history.
- spoil one's granddaughter
- They like to spoil their granddaughter on birthdays.
- visit my granddaughter
- We visit my granddaughter every month.
Word family
- grandson noun
- The male counterpart: the son of one's child.
- grandchild noun
- A gender-neutral word for a child's son or daughter.
- grandmother noun
- A parent of one's parent, one generation upward.
- grandfather noun
- A male parent of one's parent.
Commonly confused: granddaughter or grandmother? granddaughter or grand daughter?
granddaughter vs grandmother
Grandmother is a parent of your parent; granddaughter is a child of your child.
granddaughter vs grand daughter
Standard spelling is one word, granddaughter, not two separate words.
Practice
Choose the correct standard spelling: Her ______ graduates next week.
Choose one answer.
Granddaughter is written as one word with -daughter. Grand daughter as two words is nonstandard, and the other spellings are incorrect.
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