great-granddaughter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of great-granddaughter
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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His wife survives him, along with three of his five sons, three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Among people present was Orsola Mussolini, great-granddaughter of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, who supplied crucial military backing to Franco during the civil war alongside Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
“The … loss of Will Rogers’ historic home is certainly a tragedy, and the entire Cherokee Nation is sending our thoughts and prayers to great-granddaughter Jennifer Rogers-Etcheverry and family,” Hoskin said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
In a village one hour’s drive from Kumasi, I met Princess Molly Prempeh, an animated lady in her 80s, and also a great-granddaughter of Prempeh.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024
However, as both Agatha Swanburne and her great-granddaughter were fond of saying, “First things first.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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