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
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
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
Although Mrs. Marrable had gone away from home ostensibly to welcome into the world a great-grandchild, the announcement that one had arrived preceded her return nearly a week.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
Hamilton is survived by her daughter, a son-in-law, two grandsons and four great-grandchildren, according to MIT.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
Mills is survived by five children, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 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 one thing, this hurt would take long to heal, and only his great-grandchildren, he thought, would see the Shire as it ought to be.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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