"Grant" means: and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Grant
and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
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BlueskyMay 2026
Ad: For Sale - ALL STAR SUPERMAN, VOL. 2 By Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely Excellent Condition #ComicBooks #GraphicNovels #AllStarSuperman
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BlueskyMay 2026
This form only includes our July-June standing committees. The volunteer form for our January-December selection committees, award committees, and grant juries will open in the fall of 2026. To serve on a GNCRT commit…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant made a great video about our oyster research. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpLG...
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BlueskyMay 2026
I hear General Grant is looking for a long-term rental near Appomattox.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Grant Funding to Cambridgeshire's John Clare Cottage and Norman Cross. historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in...
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
Origin: From , from , from , from . . The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Ulysses S. Grant featured on it. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
"Grant" means: and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
"Grant" means: and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (Scottish) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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“This form only includes our July-June standing committees. The volunteer form for our January-December selection committees, award committees, and grant juries will open in the fall of 2026. To serve on a GNCRT committee, you must be a GNCRT member.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant made a great video about our oyster research. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpLG...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I hear General Grant is looking for a long-term rental near Appomattox.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING opens today! Santa Fe County voters can vote in the primary election from 8 am to 5 pm M-F at the County Clerk's Office, 240 Grant Ave. Expanded early voting sites will open May 16. #primary #SFCounty #election #vote”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Joe is hoping to get an arts council grant for his underwater warblings.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(US, slang) A United States fifty-dollar bill.
He could open that footlocker once in awhile and look at actual cash, loads of bills, tens, twenties, eagles, Grants, Lincolns, Washingtons.
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“Ad: For Sale - ALL STAR SUPERMAN, VOL. 2 By Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely Excellent Condition #ComicBooks #GraphicNovels #AllStarSuperman”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Grant Funding to Cambridgeshire's John Clare Cottage and Norman Cross. historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in...”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Dawkins's treatment of "Claudia" reveals that: He is willing to grant gender and personhood when he feels emotionally engaged - even to a machine.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Apply now for a Gannawarra Small Grant 05 May 2026 Gannawarra Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #VLGA #MAV #VicCouncils #GannawarraShireCouncil”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Cohesion Spectrum v.2 – Zones and Trajectories on the Autonomy Plane – Velitchkov and Grant (2026) stream.syscoi.com/2026/05/04/c...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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