great-grandchild
noun
a grandchild of one's son or daughter.
great-grandchildren
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pluralof great-grandchild.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
She is survived by their five children, Timothy McNulty, Maureen Wheeler, Kathleen Colton, Terence McNulty and Eileen McNulty, as well as 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 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
Other than these activities, however, the horse did nothing, and, except for its shit, which Onofre’s great-grandchildren Chemo and Chepa shoveled onto his vegetable garden, it was basically a worthless animal.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
