grandson English · revision 15500

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=1586}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|grand|son]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A son's or daughter's son: 1586 in the OED and Merriam-Webster, the 1580s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was used of horses from 1881,^(OED 1989) and grandson-in-law is from 1898.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1586 – grandson.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1881 – of a horse.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1898 – grandson-in-law.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A son of one's son or daughter.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[great-grandson]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[granddaughter]]

+ * [[grandfather]]

+ * [[grandchild]]

+ * [[grand]]

+ * [[son]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}