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
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"I want to know how it happens that information about a grandmother or great-grandmother's environment can affect the phenotype of her grandchild or great-grandchild," she explains.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
Miller, a devout Catholic, is survived by his children Charlie, Mary Ellen Wasson and Scott, as well as eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
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
"And she's the great-grandchild of a clergyman, so there cannot be anything wrong with the family," sobbed Miss Yard.
From A Drake by George! by John Trevena
Berry is survived by his wife of nearly 70 years, Tanya, his daughter Mary, son Pryor, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The court was told previously that John Bell was married with three children, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
My grandmother now wants to revise her will to include my sister, her five great-grandchildren, my sister-in-law, and me.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
Onofre had not ridden his horse in ten years, and the grandchildren and great-grandchildren only rode it a few times each summer.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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