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Grandson vs Grandchildren - What's the difference?

grandson | grandchildren |

As nouns the difference between grandson and grandchildren

is that grandson is a son of one's child while grandchildren is irregular plural of grandchild.

grandson

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A son of one's child.

    • Synonyms

    * grandboy

    Antonyms

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

    Hypernyms

    * grandchild

    grandchildren

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (grandchild)

    • grandchild

    English

    (wikipedia 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