great-grandchild
Americannoun
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great-grandchildren
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of great-grandchild
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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He uses Uber to go to concerts and museums and took one to the hospital to see his first great-grandchild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
After spending 40 minutes with his great-grandchild, Biden showed up at a Santa Monica fire station saying, “It’s astounding what’s happening.”
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
Rosenblatt is survived by his four children, Michael, Steven, Peter and Gretchen; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
"They do that every day. We can't go on with our lives peacefully," says Nurita, a great-grandchild of Grandma Cuh.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
For some time Agnes had not been able to do much for her, but another great-grandchild, herself a widow and a mother, was spending the winter with her.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
Some of that money belongs to Valor’s limited partners, but Gracias gets a nice carry there, and certainly stands to make the kind of money that his great-grandchildren will enjoy.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
His survivors include five children, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Alan is survived by his wife, Suzanne; his eight sons, Michael, Nathan, Doug, David, Scott, Jon, Alex and Tyler; 30 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; brothers Virl, Tom, Merrill, Jay, Donny and Jimmy; and sister Marie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
She’s clearly positioned in the film as an intellectually rich matriarch—there are lovingly shot images of her with her grand- and great-grandchildren on the beach, and footage of her playing Bach.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
As was the pinon wood which Onofre collected, again aided by his great-grandchildren, who usually received a flat dollar per pickup load for their efforts.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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