great-granddaughter

[ greyt-gran-daw-ter ]

noun

1. a granddaughter of one's son or daughter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of great-granddaughter¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

Kate Blackwell is long gone, but her great-granddaughter, Lexi Templeton, follows closely in her footsteps.

From The Daily Beast

A great-granddaughter of Fragonard, she seems to have inherited his talent; Corot and Renoir forcibly appealed to her.

From Project Gutenberg

O, great-granddaughter of Al Adha—sacred camel of the Prophet—why hast thou done this?

From Project Gutenberg

It descended to Gen. Lee from his mother, who was the great-granddaughter of Washington's wife.

From Project Gutenberg

He was of Scotch descent, which accounted for a certain latent taste in his great-granddaughter, Mona Hutton.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus direct descendants of the maker of Abbotsford still reign there in the person of his great-granddaughter and her children.

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