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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Lord Snowdon—who went by Antony Armstrong-Jones before he joined the royal family and was given a title—was Messel’s great-grandson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Consumers should decide what cheese wins in the marketplace, not European lawyers,” says Paolo’s great-grandson, Bert Sartori.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
When she’s not globetrotting, Stasevska lives in Helsinki with her young daughter and her husband, Lauri Porra — a heavy metal bassist who is also the great-grandson of Sibelius.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 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
Then God spoke to Noah, the great-grandson of Enoch, instructing him to save his family and the animals from the great flood that would cleanse the Earth of the corrupted humans.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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
In addition to his wife, Chris, Christensen is survived by children Gayle Rae and Michael Christensen, grandchildren Amanda and Nicholas Rea and two great-grandsons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The Hebrew Bible notes that Joseph, one of Abraham’s twelve great-grandsons, ended up in Egypt.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mr. Mirisch is survived by his sons, Andrew and Lawrence; a daughter, Anne; a granddaughter; and two great-grandsons.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 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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