great-grandchildnoun [ C ]
/ˌɡreɪtˈɡræn.tʃaɪld//ˌɡreɪtˈɡræn.tʃaɪld/plural great-grandchildrenthe child of your grandchild (= the child of your son or daughter):
We have two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was the great-grandchild of Van Gogh.
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- When she has trouble sleeping, she runs through the names of her 36 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
- There were two surviving great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
- Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren still live in Rayon Park.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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