Etymology

great-grandchild

Today it means: The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild. Full definition →

English grandchild
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  1. Englishgreat-
  2. Englishgrand-
  3. Englishchild
  4. Englishgrandchild
  5. English todaygreat-grandchild

From great- + grandchild.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.