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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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
His patent made commercial oil popping possible, says Charlie Cretors, his great-grandson and chief executive of C. Cretors & Co., which manufactures equipment for popcorn popping in theaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
In May 2025, Peppe's great-grandson, Chris Peppe, put the gems up for sale.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
It was kept at Great Smials, but it was written in Gondor, probably at the request of the great-grandson of Peregrin, and completed in S.R.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Peter said his dad, who had five granddaughters, two great-grandsons and six great-granddaughters, had been battling cancer in recent times.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
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
"And I think we ought to for we're his great-grandsons."
From His Big Opportunity by Amy Le Feuvre
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