great-grandson
Americannoun
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great-grandsons
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of great-grandson
First recorded in 1710–20
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“In fly fishing, there’s a physical component to the sport,” said Kelly Buchta, who runs the shop with her husband, Joe Fox, the great-grandson of founders Walt and Winnie Dette.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The novel, partly narrated by SP’s great-grandson Mohit Chopra, illuminates the character’s rebellious awakening from his family with a punched-gut-riot stew of emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
MBaer was founded in 2018 by Michael Baer, the great-grandson of Julius Baer, who founded that eponymous bank.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
In May 2025, Peppe's great-grandson, Chris Peppe, put the gems up for sale.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
He made up wild stories about being the great-grandson of an escaped Nazi-breeding-camp doctor.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
The Hebrew Bible notes that Joseph, one of Abraham’s twelve great-grandsons, ended up in Egypt.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mirisch is survived by his children Anne, Andrew and Lawrence Mirisch, his granddaughter and her husband, Megan and Craig Bloom, and his great-grandsons Emery and Levi Bloom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
Los Angeles County returned it to their great-grandsons last year.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Survivors include a son from a relationship, Lowell Grier; a sister; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022
He had called our party, and admonished his great-grandsons to take care of his moguizi, for the moguizi was his friend, and had come to him, Olenda.
From Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu
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