granddaughter
gb/ɡɹˈændˌɔtɚ/ us/ɡɹˈændˌɔtɚ/
A1
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A1
relation
1
female child of your child
Your son’s or daughter’s daughter.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone]'s granddaughter; the granddaughter of [someone]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse granddaughter (your child’s daughter) with niece (your brother’s/sister’s daughter).
Synonymes
grandchild (Gender-neutral (can be a grandson or granddaughter).)
Antonymes
grandson (A male grandchild.)
Collocations
my granddaughter
|his granddaughter
|her granddaughter
|their granddaughter
|first granddaughter
|eldest granddaughter
|youngest granddaughter
|only granddaughter
|granddaughter's birthday
|a proud grandmother of two granddaughters
Thèmes
family
|relationships
|daily_life
Exemples
- Our granddaughter starts kindergarten in September.
- She flew to Boston to visit her granddaughter for the weekend.
- He proudly showed everyone photos of his new granddaughter.
Exemples pédagogiques
- This is my granddaughter.
- My granddaughter is five years old.
Nom
technical
C1
entity
2
second-generation descendant cell
In biology, a cell that comes from a daughter cell.
Schéma d’usage :
granddaughter cell; granddaughter cells
Erreur fréquente :
This meaning is usually used only in technical phrases like “granddaughter cell,” not in everyday family talk.
Synonymes
second-generation daughter cell (More explicit technical wording; less common in running text.)
Collocations
granddaughter cell
|granddaughter cells
|granddaughter lineage
|track granddaughter cells
|granddaughter nuclei
|granddaughter generation
Thèmes
science
|biology
|technical
Exemples
- We tracked each granddaughter cell after the second division.
- The mutation was absent in the granddaughter cells, suggesting it arose later.
- Granddaughter cells showed reduced growth under nutrient stress.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
granddaughter
API
GB/ɡɹˈændˌɔtɚ/
US/ɡɹˈændˌɔtɚ/
Syllabes et accentuation
grand - daugh - ter (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (grand)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: granddaughter
- Plural: granddaughters
Famille de mots
Forms
granddaughters
noun
Core family
Related words
Expressions
granddaughter-in-law
1/ɡɹˈændˌɔtɚ ˈɪn lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
formal
wife of your grandson
Your grandson’s wife.
Exemples
- She introduced her granddaughter-in-law to everyone at the party.
- His granddaughter-in-law helped him set up a video call.
- We invited my granddaughter-in-law’s parents as well.
great-granddaughter
1/ɡɹˈeɪt ɡɹˈændˌɔtɚ/
fixed phrase
daughter of your grandchild
Your grandchild’s daughter.
Exemples
- He became a great-grandfather when his great-granddaughter was born.
- She is the great-granddaughter of the town’s founder.
- We invited all the great-granddaughters to the reunion.
step-granddaughter
1/stˈɛp ɡɹˈændˌɔtɚ/
fixed phrase
granddaughter by marriage
A granddaughter in a stepfamily.
Exemples
- He treats his step-granddaughter exactly like his other grandchildren.
- My step-granddaughter moved in with us for the summer.
- She brought her step-granddaughter to the holiday dinner.