English

Noun

great-grandfather ‎(plural great-grandfathers)

1. The father of a grandparent.

Usage notes

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

Translations

Related terms

• grandfather
• grandmother
• grandparent
• great-grandchild
• great-grandmother
• great-grandparent
• great-grandson
• great-granddaughter