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grandbabe, n.
Brit. |ˈgran(d)beɪb|, U.S. |ˈgræn(d)ˌbeɪb|
[‹ grand adj. + babe n. Compare grandbaby n., grandkid n.]
A grandchild, esp. an infant; = grandbaby n.
1840C. Matthews Politicians iv. iv. 80 How in their cradles will your grand-babes thrill. 1888A. P. Martin in D. B. W. Sladen Austral. Poets 1788–1888 367 There, but for the hand of God, Her grand-babes would have climbed her knee. 1940Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 31 Oct. 29/1 We have pictured mother as coming into her children's houses to bless them and the little grandbabes about her knees. 2003Catholic New Times 20 Apr. 16 There is an unforgettable scene of the ‘judges’ arriving, grandbabes in tow, on a motorized bicycle. |