great-grandpa

noun

A great-grandfather.

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Meanings

noungreat-grandpa (plural great-grandpas)

plural great-grandpas

  1. A great-grandfather.

    Yet, according to recent research, the alleged grumpiness of great-grandma and great-grandpa is more myth than reality.

    2010, Gerald Leinwand, Intimations of Immortality: Do You Want to Live Forever?, page 98

Synonyms & antonyms

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great-grandfather

Origin

From great- + grandpa.

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APA

great-grandpa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grandpa

MLA

“great-grandpa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grandpa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great-grandpa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-grandpa.

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