great-grand

noun

A great-grandparent or great-grandchild.

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Meanings

noungreat-grand (plural great-grands)

plural great-grands

  1. A great-grandparent or great-grandchild.

    Once, in Maryland, he met four families of slaves who had all been together for a hundred years: great-grands, grands, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, children.

    1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 269

Origin

From great- + grand; from great-granddaughter, great-grandfather, great-grandmother, great-grandson, etc.

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APA

great-grand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grand

MLA

“great-grand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great-grand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grand.

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