great-grandparentnoun [ C ]
/ˌɡreɪtˈɡræn.peə.rənt//ˌɡreɪtˈɡræn.per.ənt/a parent of your grandparent (= a parent of your parent):
His great-grandparents were born in Greece.
Oates' great-grandparents came to the United States in the 1890s.
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- Researchers will be able to comfortably describe the genetic makeup of your great-grandparents based on your DNA.
- Their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents came here for a shot at the American dream.
- By the time that newborn is a great-grandparent in 2095, a Michigan summer may feel like one in northern Arkansas today.
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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