great-grandchild
Americannoun
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great-grandchildren
plural
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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
Murdoch-Mann later wed her third husband, Ashton dePeyster, who survives her along with 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
The story follows four generations of a Scottish family, from a physicist to her great-grandchild, who is born on Mars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Clark said they wanted to stay near the memories they built over the years with their five children, 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild and inquired unsuccessfully about roughly 30 homes near Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
What if the flower then was the little great-grandchild of the lamp, and he was loving it all the time?
From Stephen Archer and Other Tales by George MacDonald
Bill Draper is survived by three children, Rebecca Draper, Polly Draper and Timothy Draper; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
For example, two great-grandchildren, Chemo and Chepa Martinez, aged seven and nine, always rode with Onofre in his truck when he collected honey from the twenty hives he had scattered around the Milagro area.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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