grandweann.
/ˈɡran(d)weɪn/, U.S. /ˈɡræn(d)ˌweɪn/, Scottish English /ˈɡran(d)wen/, /ˈɡran(d)wɪən/ Scottish.
A grandchild.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandchild > [noun]
oy1488
grandchild1569
grandbairn1689
grandling1751
grandbabe1789
mokopuna1824
grandbaby1830
grandwean1877
grandkid1895
grand1922
1877 A. G. Murdoch Laird's Lykewake 172 Be wi' ye to cheer ye' whate'er else betide, Till grand-weans, an' great grand-weans, clap an' applaud.
1881 J. Munce Poems (ed. 2) 266 Mrs. Scott is auld an' frail, Wi' five braw gran'-weans round her knee.
1914 Caledonian May 71/2 This afternune there comes slippin' intae ma hoose ane o' ma grandweans new oot o' the schule.
1988 J. Black Yellow Wednesday 21 Come on lads, you'll be able to tell your gran'weans you fought the great Benny Lynch.
2005 R. Douglas Night Song Last Tram 199 Aw, wizn't she jist great, ah loved being in her class. Ah often tell ma grandweans aboot her.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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