Meanings
noungreat-grandchild (plural great-grandchildren)
plural great-grandchildren · alternative great grandchild · alternative greatgrandchild
- The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild.
She’s now a great-grandmother with three sons, a grandson and two great-grandchildren.
2017 February 10, Maureen O'Hare, “Great-grandmother cycles 10,000 miles – and she’s not stopping”, in CNNSynonyms: great-grandkid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild.
Similar
Origin
- Englishgreat-
- Englishgrand-
- Englishchild
- Englishgrandchild
- Englishgreat-grandchild
From great- + grandchild.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan besnet, renet
- besnetThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- renetThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Chinese Cantonese 息
- 息 (sik¹)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Chinese Mandarin 曾孫 /曾孙, 重孫 /重孙
- 曾孫 /曾孙 (zēngsūn)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- 重孫 /重孙 (chóngsūn)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Danish oldebarn
- oldebarnThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Dutch achterkleinkind
- achterkleinkindThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Estonian lapselapselaps
- lapselapselapsThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Finnish lapsenlapsenlapsi
- lapsenlapsenlapsiThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
French arrière-petit-enfant
- arrière-petit-enfantThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
German Urenkelkind, Urenkel
- UrenkelkindThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- UrenkelThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- UrenkelinThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Greek δισέγγονο
- δισέγγονο (diséngono)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Hungarian dédunoka
- dédunokaThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Icelandic barnabarnabarn
- barnabarnabarnThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Indonesian cicit
- cicitThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Italian bisnipote
- bisnipoteThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Japanese 曾孫
- 曾孫 (himago)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Korean 증손
- 증손 (jeungson)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Latin pronepos
- proneposThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Malay چيچيت, cicit
- چيچيتThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- cicitThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Norwegian Bokmål oldebarn
- oldebarnThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Persian نبیره
- نبیره (nabire)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Polish prawnuczek, prawnuczka
- prawnuczekThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- prawnuczkaThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- prawnuczęThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Portuguese bisneto, bisneta
- bisnetoThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- bisnetaThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Russian пра́внук, пра́внучка
- пра́внук (právnuk)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- пра́внучка (právnučka)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Scottish Gaelic iar-ogha
- iar-oghaThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Spanish bisnieto, bisnieta
- bisnietoThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- bisnietaThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Swahili kitukuu
- kitukuuThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Swedish barnbarnsbarn
- barnbarnsbarnThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Tagalog apo sa tuhod
- apo sa tuhodThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Thai เหลน
- เหลน (lěen)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Turkish netirge
- netirgeThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Ukrainian правнуча́
- правнуча́ (pravnučá)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Vietnamese chắt
- chắtThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Welsh gorwyr, gorwyres
- gorwyrThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
- gorwyresThe child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Yiddish אור־אייניקל
- אור־אייניקל (ur-eynikl)The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild
Cite this entry
APA
great-grandchild. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grandchild
MLA
“great-grandchild.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grandchild. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great-grandchild,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grandchild.
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