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Webster 1913 Edition


Great-grandchild

Great′-grand′childˊ

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Noun.
The child of one’s grandson or granddaughter.

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great-grandchild

great-grandchild

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Noun

great-grandchild (plural great-grandchildren)

  1. The son or daughter of one's grandchild.

Usage notes

Additional instances of "great-" can be prepended to the term, each indicating one further generation of descent. For large numbers of generations a number can be substituted, for example, "fourth great-grandchild", "four-greats grandchild" or "four-times-great-grandchild".

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