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GRAND-WEAN, n. Also granwean. = Grandbairn n. (Kcb., Dmf. 1955). Gsw. 1897 D. W. Brown Cld. Litterateurs 159:
Till grand-weans and great-grand-weans, clap and applaud.Sc. 1992 Herald 22 Sep :
The Use of Language and That: A rare example of verbal talent overheard on a North Sea ferry. A Scottish granny is admonishing her half-German grandwean: "Gretchen! If ye dinnae stoap that you'll get yer heid in your hauns to play wi'." Rnf. 1993 History on your Doorstep, The Reminiscences of the Ferguslie Elderly Forum 18:
My mother said I like to see my grandweans but I like to see them going away. Gsw. 1993 Margaret Sinclair Soor Plooms and Candy Balls 2:
Thank God for ma gift o' life, it goes without sayin'
Lookin' at ma lovely grandweans is like lookin' at ma ain. Sc. 1994 Scotsman 18 Jun :
They're closing down our baths for refurbishment, and that Time Capsule, it costs the grandweans a fortune. Sc. 1996 Daily Record 13 Sep 34:
Even when stationary, women trolley drivers are a menace. If Wee Betty stops to tell Big Annie about her new grandwean, they block off fresh fruit for an hour, causing a four-aisle tail-back. Sc. 2004 News of the World 18 Apr :
I'm sorely tempted to give it to the number 10 of the blue Rangers' kids' team that played at half-time, because believe me, being man of the grown-ups' match isn't anything to tell the grandweans about. Sc. 2004 Daily Record 23 Nov 37:
Perhaps if more pensioners used this allowance for its intended purpose - payment of fuel bills - instead of blowing it on fags and booze or buying presents for 'granweans', there would be fewer cases of hypothermia over the winter.