great-grandchild
Americannoun
plural
great-grandchildrenEtymology
Origin of great-grandchild
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
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
He is survived by his wife, three children, five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
In addition to Sid, Krofft is survived by another brother, Harry; three daughters, Deanna Krofft-Pope, Kristina Krofft and Kendra Krofft; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2023
What if the flower, then, was the little great-grandchild of the lamp, and he was loving it all the time?
From Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
