great-granddaughter
Americannoun
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great-granddaughters
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of great-granddaughter
First recorded in 1745–55
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His wife survives him, along with three of his five sons, three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 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
And George Durrant, who served in the intelligence corps, appeared on stage with his great-granddaughter as he urged people not to forget the sacrifices made by his comrades.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
She is still in touch with the Wooden family, texting son Jim on his birthday and regularly checking in with — you guessed it — that great-granddaughter whose identical name sparked an everlasting bond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2025
She meant me, although I was her great-granddaughter.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
A pensioner who became a kinship carer to prevent her two great-granddaughters from going into care says she knew she had to do it despite criticism from some friends.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Included on the list are Taylor Swift, Melinda French Gates, the president of In-N-Out Burger and the great-granddaughters of agriculture entrepreneur William Wallace Cargill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters also attended.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025
Mussolini’s great-granddaughters, Orsola and Vittoria Mussolini, also were on hand Friday to open an exhibit titled “100 Years of History between Revolution and Counter-Revolution.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
His daughters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters became the wives of ministers.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Alice Morse Earle
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