Word Noun
grandson
n.
countable
A1 Beginner US /ˈɡɹændˌsən/ UK /ɡɹˈændsʌn/ grand·son UK spelling grandson's, grandson's
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.”
Etymology
From grand- + son.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level A1 · Beginner
Frequency Frequent
Updated