grandson

American

[gran-suhn, grand-] / ˈgrænˌsʌn, ˈgrænd- /

noun

a son of one's son or daughter.

grandson British

/ ˈɡrænd-, ˈɡrænsʌn /

noun

a son of one's son or daughter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of grandson

First recorded in 1580–90; grand- + son

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Marc Puig, grandson of the group’s founder and CEO since 2004, moved into the position of executive chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Nine months later, they bought a woodsy Marin County home with room for Lamott’s son and grandson.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The leader's grandson Mehdi Lumumba welcomed the decision by a Brussels court that Davignon could stand trial.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The announcement that John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, plans to run for an open seat in New York’s 12th Congressional District prompted The Atlantic to respond with a headline begging, “Please, Not Another Kennedy.”

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Driving too fast to the village, Poppy said Israeli soldiers had appeared at Sitti’s house and demanded to see her grandson Mahmud, who’d been living in Jordan for the past two years.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023