great-granddaughter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of great-granddaughter
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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Relatives said the victims were a woman in her 70s, a son and his wife, another son, her four grandchildren, and her great-granddaughter, who was two years old.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The husband of Shepard’s great-granddaughter, he has taken up family loyalties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Among people present was Orsola Mussolini, great-granddaughter of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, who supplied crucial military backing to Franco during the civil war alongside Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
Ms. Brock is survived by her stepchildren, Becca, Jono and Fletcher Brock; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and two great-great-grandchildren.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2024
His wife, Mary Custis Lee, was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, who was the wife of George Washington, America’s top general in the American Revolution and our nation’s first president.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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