great-grandmother
noun
a grandmother of one's father or mother.
great-grandmothers
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pluralof great-grandmother.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For these survivors—the grandmothers and great-grandmothers who populate many romantic fantasies—“Italy” seldom meant idyllic country vistas and cardiologists’ dream culinary joys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
McDonald’s performance opens a window onto the grandmothers and great-grandmothers whose lives were even more tragically curtailed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
People associate Epsom salt with our grandmothers or our great-grandmothers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
And in 1917, her heavily pregnant great-grandmothers “swelled with orange heat, like the fruiting of giant persimmons.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
The heavy work has all been done by countless great-grandmothers and their mates.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
