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Etymology

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From great-grandchild.

Noun

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great-grandchild (plural great-grandchildren)

  1. The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild.

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Additional instances of "great-" can be prepended to the term, each indicating one further generation of descent. For large numbers of generations a number can be substituted, for example, "fourth great-grandchild", "four-greats grandchild" or "four-times-great-grandchild".

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