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What is the difference between granddaughter and grandchild?

granddaughter | grandchild | Hypernyms |

Grandchild is a antonym of granddaughter.

Grandchild is a hypernym of granddaughter.

Grandchild is a hyponym of granddaughter.



As nouns the difference between granddaughter and grandchild

is that granddaughter is the daughter of someone's child while grandchild is a child of someone's child.

granddaughter

Alternative forms

* grandaughter

Noun

(en noun)
  • The daughter of someone's child.
  • Synonyms

    * grandgirl

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to gender) grandson * (with regard to ancestry) grandmother, grandfather

    Hypernyms

    * grandchild

    grandchild

    Noun

    (grandchildren)
  • A child of someone's child.
  • * 1912 , :
  • ...he fell into amazement when he thought of the Herculean labours those fifteen pairs of hands had performed: of the cows they had milked, the butter they had made, the gardens they had planted, the children and grandchildren they had tended, the brooms they had worn out, the mountains of food they had cooked. It made him dizzy.

    Hyponyms

    * granddaughter * grandson

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to ancestry) grandparent