great-grandson
Americannoun
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great-grandsons
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of great-grandson
First recorded in 1710–20
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Lord Snowdon—who went by Antony Armstrong-Jones before he joined the royal family and was given a title—was Messel’s great-grandson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
MBaer was founded in 2018 by Michael Baer, the great-grandson of Julius Baer, who founded that eponymous bank.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
In May 2025, Peppe's great-grandson, Chris Peppe, put the gems up for sale.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
She has asked him to join them over Christmas, in a home which is already crowded with friends staying over from China and a great-grandson who is bringing four friends over from Israel.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
But the thing was, only one person could give the gift, and it wasn’t the great-grandson, not on his fastest day alive.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
In addition to his wife, Chris, Christensen is survived by children Gayle Rae and Michael Christensen, grandchildren Amanda and Nicholas Rea and two great-grandsons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The Hebrew Bible notes that Joseph, one of Abraham’s twelve great-grandsons, ended up in Egypt.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Rudy is survived by two granddaughters and three great-grandsons.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
Survivors include a son from a relationship, Lowell Grier; a sister; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022
And it must be borne in mind that fifth cousins are great-grandsons of the great-grandsons of their common ancestor, or two generations of groups of second cousins.
From On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay by Hugh E. (Hugh Exton) Seebohm
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