great-grandson
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of great-grandson
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
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The current owner of the Lady is the great grandson of the founder, Thomas Bowles.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
Ford, the great grandson of company founder Henry Ford, said Toyota, Honda, Tesla and other automakers "are loving this strike because they know the longer it goes on, the better it is for them."
From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023
Arkin is survived by his wife Suzanne and three sons, Adam, Matthew and Anthony; grandchildren Molly, Emmet, Atticus, and Abigail, and great grandson Elliott.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023
Being so critical is completely unlike the woman her mom was before the dementia, Perialas said: “My mother would have dared someone to look at her great grandson in that fashion.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023
Heracles, the most renowned hero of antiquity, was the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the great grandson of Perseus.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.
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