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Etymology

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    From grand- + son.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ænsʌn, -ændsʌn
    • Hyphenation: grand‧son

    Noun

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    grandson (plural grandsons)

    1. A son of one's child.
      Synonyms: (Southern US) grandboy, (rare or obsolete) neve
      Hypernym: grandchild
      Coordinate term: granddaughter
      • 2012 February 8, CNN Wire Staff, “Powell boys’ grandfather: How could son-in-law do that?”, in CNN[1]:
        Three days after his young grandsons died in a fire police said was set by their father, Chuck Cox on Wednesday still was coming to grips with what happened.
      • 2017 February 10, Maureen O'Hare, “Great-grandmother cycles 10,000 miles – and she’s not stopping”, in CNN[2]:
        She’s now a great-grandmother with three sons, a grandson and two great-grandchildren.

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