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great-grandparent

great-grand·par·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [greyt gran-pair-uh nt, -par-, grand-]
    • /greɪt ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd-/
    • /ɡreɪt ˈɡrænpeərənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [greyt gran-pair-uh nt, -par-, grand-]
    • /greɪt ˈgrænˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-, ˈgrænd-/

Definitions of great-grandparent word

  • noun great-grandparent a grandfather or grandmother of one's father or mother. 1
  • noun great-grandparent the parent of a grandparent 0
  • noun great-grandparent a parent of any of one's grandparents 0
  • noun great-grandparent A parent of a grandparent. 0
See all 4 definitions of great-grandparent

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Origin of great-grandparent

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Great-grandparent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Great-grandparent

great-grandparent popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for great-grandparent

noun great-grandparent

  • father — a male parent.
  • sibling — a brother or sister.
  • mother — parent
  • cousin — Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
  • folk — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
All 28 Synonyms of great-grandparent

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