grandchild

Your child's child

A grandchild is the child of one's son or daughter.

The term encompasses both grandsons and granddaughters: She has four grandchildren.

The relationship extends through any number of generations with the prefix great-: a great-grandchild is the child of one's grandchild.

lineage

heir

One who receives legacy

bloodline · ancestry · lineage · family tree · genealogy · posterity · succession · kin · kinfolk · heritage

childhood

playtime

Recreation period for children

games · playground · innocence · growth · learning · curiosity · milestones · first steps · first words · birthday

relationship

grandmother

Mother of a parent

spoiling · babysitting · custody · guardianship · adoption · stepgrandchild · favorite · nickname · long-distance · facetime

legacy

inheritance

Property received from ancestors

beneficiary · estate · birthright · endowment · keepsake · memento · family traditions · values · wisdom · teachings

Categories
Opposites
generational relationship

grandchildgrandparent

Parent once removed

grandfather · grandmother · great-grandparent · great-grandfather · great-grandmother

direct vs. skip-generation descendant

grandchildchild

Person before puberty

son · daughter · offspring · firstborn

Phrases
Family

grandchildren, great-grandchild, great-great-grandchildren, great-grandchildren

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