grandkid, n. colloq. (orig. U.S.).
Brit. /ˈgran(d)kɪd/, U.S. /ˈgræn(d)ˌkɪd/
[‹ grand adj. + kid n.1 Compare grandbabe n., grandbaby n.]
A grandchild.
| 1913 Indianapolis Sunday Star 2 Mar. ii. 37 Mr Johnson is..the grandfather of three baby girls. He adores his daughters, but oh! you grandkids. 1948 J. Stevens Big Jim Turner 218, I got the dam'est grandkids. 1974 National Skat & Sheepshead Q. Mar.–Apr. 6 Have been busy and no column for a long time. Had to raise family. Now son-in-laws and grandkids. 1990 J. Bishop & M. Waldholz Genome xii. 251 The house was full of grandkids running all over the place. 2000 J. Williams Cardiff Dead (2001) vi. 76 Everyone called him Charlie, even his grandkids. |