Used in a Sentence

grandson

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for grandson.

Editorial note

He is the great-great grandson of Khama III (who is again had his chieftanship descend from his father).

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Quick take

A son of one's child.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of grandson gathered in one view.

noun

A son of one's child.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grandson.

noun

A son of one's child.

Example sentences

1

He is the great-great grandson of Khama III (who is again had his chieftanship descend from his father).

2

One could start with his obsession with whether Sarah Palin's son Trig was Sarah's son or grandson.

3

Fast forward to 2007 and Mr Thomas's eight-year-old great-grandson Edward enjoys none of that freedom.

4

How can a father care deeply about his daughter, but ignore his son (and grandson)?

5

Secondly, his grandson Hulagu Khan, sacked Baghdad and killed the Caliph, taking his harem.

6

As the grandson of a plumber and son of a plumbing engineer, just have to jump in here and defend plumbing...it's damn interesting!

7

I need to send money grandson, should I use PayPal, like I did years ago!

8

Her computer-literate grandson might even show her how to use it.

9

I work to make ends meet I support a disabled mother, husband and grandson...........

10

The singularity will arrive much sooner than you think, grandson!

11

Last week I was visiting relatives and asked my grandson the same question.

12

C++/C#: The father of modern OO programming languages and his sexier grandson that took the best parts of everything before and placed a Microsoft sticker on it.

Quote examples

1

I heard a good quote related to full-circleism one time: "What the sons wants to forget, the grandson wants to remember"

2

It may be "something wrong" for you, but for me it's exactly what I need to let my mother video chat with her grandson after Skype became useless (breaks more often with every passing release, it seems; we've given up on it).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use grandson in a sentence?

He is the great-great grandson of Khama III (who is again had his chieftanship descend from his father).

What does grandson mean?

A son of one's child.

What part of speech is grandson?

grandson is commonly used as noun.