Word · Frequency #19714
grandchildren
孙子；孙女；外孙；外孙女
grandchildren is the plural of grandchild.
grandchild
grandchild 指子女的孩子，不区分性别和内外孙；需要明确时用 grandson / granddaughter。
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A child of someone's child.
孙；外孙女；外孙；孙女
In use
My grandmother loves to tell stories about every grandchild.
She is expecting her first grandchild next month.
Their grandchildren visit them every summer.
one's grandchild
grandchild 不区分男女，具体指孙子、孙女、外孙或外孙女需根据上下文判断。
Her grandchild is learning to play the piano.
她的一个孙辈正在学弹钢琴。
a grandchild of someone
这种结构强调某人的孙辈身份；也可用所有格表达，如 the teacher's grandchild。
He is a grandchild of the village's first teacher.
他是村里第一位老师的孙辈。
a grandchild who/that ...
关系从句用来补充说明这位孙辈的具体情况。
They have a grandchild who studies medicine.
他们有个学医的孙辈。
grandchildren + plural verb
grandchildren 是 grandchild 的复数，作主语时谓语动词用复数形式。
The grandchildren are playing in the garden.
孙辈们正在花园里玩耍。
Common mistakes
I have two grandchilds.I have two grandchildren.
“grandchild”的复数是不规则形式“grandchildren”，不是“grandchilds”。表示两个或以上时要用“grandchildren”。
My grandchildren is very cute.My grandchildren are very cute.
“grandchildren”是复数名词，作主语时谓语动词要用“are”，不能用“is”。
I have one grandchildren.I have one grandchild.
“one”后接可数名词单数，所以要用“grandchild”，不能用复数“grandchildren”。
Connections
Collocations
- raise one's grandchildren
- 抚养孙辈
- After their daughter died, they raised their grandchildren.女儿去世后，他们抚养孙辈。
- look after one's grandchildren
- 照看孙辈
- She looks after her grandchildren every Friday.她每周五照看孙辈。
- spoil one's grandchildren
- 溺爱孙辈
- Grandparents often spoil their grandchildren with gifts.祖父母常常用礼物溺爱孙辈。
- visit one's grandchildren
- 探望孙辈
- We visit our grandchildren every summer.我们每年夏天探望孙辈。
- grandchild on the way
- 即将出生的孙辈
- They are excited about their first grandchild on the way.他们为即将出生的第一个孙辈感到兴奋。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
grand（祖辈）+ child（孩子）= 孙辈；想象爷爷奶奶怀里抱着的孩子就是 grandchild。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭成员日常交谈、填写表格或官方文件 该词通常为中性，日常口语和较正式的书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的语域限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
child, mild, and wild rhyme with grandchild (all end in /aɪld/). Compiled also rhymes in its final syllable (/paɪld/), though it is spelled -iled. Build looks like it should rhyme because it ends in -ild, but it is pronounced /bɪld/ and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.