great-grandchild
great-grandchild — noun
1. a son or daughter of one of your grandchildren, so two generations below your ow
a son or daughter of one of your grandchildren, so two generations below your own children.
Otis held his first great-grandchild for over an hour at the hospital.
possessive + headword as direct object
Amihan keeps a framed photo of her four great-grandchildren on the piano.
plural form: great-grandchildren
Brian flew to Manila for the baptism of his youngest great-grandchild.
By the age of ninety, Bilal already had seventeen great-grandchildren scattered across three countries.
The old farmhouse has been passed down to Beatriz, a great-grandchild of the original builder.
- great-grandson
male-specific form
- great-granddaughter
female-specific form
- great-grandparent
the reverse relationship two generations up
用法筆記
Hyphenated in modern usage; plural is 'great-grandchildren'. Subject is usually a senior family member describing a descendant; rarely the speaker's own age peer.