grandson

noun (a grandson, grandsons)

«grandson» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A grandson is the son of your son or daughter; a boy is the grandson of his grandparents. tree →

In the lessons

Used in family trees and stories about families. A grandson is a grandchild; a girl is a granddaughter. In maths word problems about families and ages, grandsons and granddaughters are counted as grandchildren. Phrases: proud of her grandson, my eldest grandson.

Examples

Grandma is proud of her grandson for winning the race. tree →
Mr Brown has three grandsons and two granddaughters. tree →
Leo is the grandson of the old fisherman. tree →
The farmer left the farm to his grandson. tree →
Our neighbour's grandson visits every summer. tree →
Granddad took his grandson to the football match. tree →

Note

One word, no hyphen. Plural grandsons. Female form: granddaughter (note the double d). «Grandchildren» covers both grandsons and granddaughters.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Legend says Sefer Yetzirah passed from Jeremiah to his grandson Ben Sira, and then to Ben Sira's son Uziel and grandson Joseph. Tradition thus pictures the book as secret wisdom handed down in a family. In the primary lessons: Used in family trees and stories about families. A grandson is a grandchild; a girl is a granddaughter. In maths word problems about families and ages, grandsons and granddaughters are counted as grandchildren. Phrases: proud of her grandson, my eldest grandson.

Examples

In the Alphabet of nen Sira Josef ben Uziel is also mentioned as a grandson (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
There are also legends that Jeremiah and his grandson Ben Sira studied together the Sefer Yetzirah. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
"This is the Sefer Yetzirah, which Ben Sira revealed to his son Uziel, and his grandson Joseph. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

One word, no hyphen. Plural grandsons. Female form: granddaughter (note the double d). «Grandchildren» covers both grandsons and granddaughters.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «grandson» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «grandson» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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