great-grandfather
noun
a grandfather of one's father or mother.
great-grandfathers
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pluralof great-grandfather.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mwaba comes from a family of miners - his great-grandfathers and one grandfather worked down the mines and his father above the ground.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
We search for clues and craft paragraphs that give a hint to how soldiers and sailors — who could have shared a beer with our fathers, grandfathers or great-grandfathers — lived their short lives.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023
Cruz, speaking over video call, shared that her family never learned exactly what happened to one of her great-grandfathers, yet, as it was customary, they didn’t much dare pry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
"You don't defeat the memory of people's grandfathers and great-grandfathers that easily," he said in an interview.
From Reuters ● Dec. 29, 2021
My family, including two great-grandfathers and a great-great-grandmother who was one hundred and nine years old, traveled from place to place in seven wagons pulled by fourteen horses.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
