Word
grandson
Phoneticsgrand·son, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈɡɹændˌsən/
UK/ɡɹˈændsʌn/
Countable noun
Definition
n. the son of your son or daughter. You are this person's grandfather or grandmother.
n. a male grandchild; the son of one's son or daughter.
Examples
“My grandson visits me every Sunday afternoon.”
“The elderly man proudly showed everyone a photograph of his newborn grandson.”
“She spent the entire summer teaching her grandson how to tend the garden, passing down skills her own father had taught her decades earlier.”
Examples
simple
“My grandson visits me every Sunday afternoon.”
contextual
“The elderly man proudly showed everyone a photograph of his newborn grandson.”
complex
“She spent the entire summer teaching her grandson how to tend the garden, passing down skills her own father had taught her decades earlier.”
Etymology
From grand- + son.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
NOUN
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A1 MoversIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.2.0–3.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 1.0–1.50–23TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.120–224
- Frequency
- Frequent
- Level
- A1 · Beginner
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