great-grandparent

noun

A parent of a grandparent; a grandparent of a parent.

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Meanings

noungreat-grandparent (plural great-grandparents)

plural great-grandparents · alternative great grandparent

  1. A parent of a grandparent; a grandparent of a parent.

Origin

From great- + grandparent.

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Translations

Catalan besàvia
  • besàviaparent of a grandparent
Chinese Mandarin 曾祖父, 曾祖母
  • 曾祖父 (zēngzǔfù)parent of a grandparent
  • 曾祖母 (zēngzǔmǔ)parent of a grandparent
Dutch overgrootouder
  • overgrootouderparent of a grandparent
Esperanto prageavo, gepraavo
  • prageavoparent of a grandparent
  • gepraavoparent of a grandparent
Finnish isoisovanhempi
  • isoisovanhempiparent of a grandparent
French arrière-grand-parent, bisaïeul
  • arrière-grand-parentparent of a grandparent
  • bisaïeulparent of a grandparent
German Urgroßelternteil, Urgroßeltern
  • Urgroßelternteilparent of a grandparent
  • Urgroßelternparent of a grandparent
  • Urgroßvaterparent of a grandparent
  • Urgroßmutterparent of a grandparent
Hungarian dédszülő
  • dédszülőparent of a grandparent
Icelandic langafi, langamma
  • langafiparent of a grandparent
  • langammaparent of a grandparent
Indonesian moyang
  • moyangparent of a grandparent
Italian bisnonno
  • bisnonnoparent of a grandparent
Japanese 曾祖父, 曾祖母
  • 曾祖父 (hījiji, sōsofu)parent of a grandparent
  • 曾祖母 (hībaba, sōsobo)parent of a grandparent
Malay moyang, ibu bapa datuk nenek
  • moyangparent of a grandparent
  • ibu bapa datuk nenekparent of a grandparent
Norwegian Bokmål oldeforelder
  • oldeforelderparent of a grandparent
Polish pradziadkowie
  • pradziadkowieparent of a grandparent
Portuguese bisavô
  • bisavôparent of a grandparent
Romanian străbunic, străbunică
  • străbunicparent of a grandparent
  • străbunicăparent of a grandparent
Russian пра́дед, праде́душка
  • пра́дед (práded)parent of a grandparent
  • праде́душка (pradéduška)parent of a grandparent
  • праба́бка (prabábka)parent of a grandparent
  • праба́бушка (prabábuška)parent of a grandparent
Slovak praded, pradedo
  • pradedparent of a grandparent
  • pradedoparent of a grandparent
Spanish bisabuelo, bisabuela
  • bisabueloparent of a grandparent
  • bisabuelaparent of a grandparent
Thai ทวด
  • ทวด (tûuat)parent of a grandparent
Welsh hen daid, hen dad-cu
  • hen daidparent of a grandparent
  • hen dad-cuparent of a grandparent
  • hen nainparent of a grandparent
  • hen fam-guparent of a grandparent
Yiddish אורעלטערן
  • אורעלטערן (ureltern)parent of a grandparent
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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