To sign *grandson*, start by bringing your dominant hand to your forehead, pinching your thumb and fingers together as if grasping the brim of a baseball cap—this is the sign for *boy*. Next, open your hand so your fingers are straight and your thumb is extended. Move your hand outward from your forehead in a small forward arc to represent 'grand', and then continue bringing it downward to your lower chest area, completing the motion for *son*.
To sign this, point to yourself for *my*, sign *grandson*, and then use the sign for *visit* moving toward yourself to show he is coming to you.
Sign *she*, *have*, *one*, *grandson*, then *two*, and the sign for *granddaughter* (which uses a similar motion but starts at the chin).
Sign *me*, *buy*, *toy*, *for*, *my*, and finish with the sign for *grandson*. Keep the motion fluid as you transition between signs.
To sign this, point to yourself for *my*, sign *grandson*, and then use the sign for *visit* moving toward yourself to show he is coming to you.
Sign *she*, *have*, *one*, *grandson*, then *two*, and the sign for *granddaughter* (which uses a similar motion but starts at the chin).
Sign *me*, *buy*, *toy*, *for*, *my*, and finish with the sign for *grandson*. Keep the motion fluid as you transition between signs.
In ASL, the forehead and upper half of the face are considered the masculine location. Signs for male family members, such as *father*, *boy*, *uncle*, and *grandson*, all originate in this area to indicate gender.
Yes! Another correct and widely understood way to sign *grandson* is to sign *grand* (bouncing an open hand forward twice from the forehead) followed by the full sign for *son* (signing *boy* and bringing the hand down to cradle the non-dominant arm).
While the traditional sign for *son* involves bringing your dominant hand down to rest in the crook of your non-dominant arm, many signers drop the non-dominant arm in fluid conversation. Simply bringing the dominant hand downward is perfectly acceptable.
