Great-grandson

Full definition of great-grandson

Noun

1. son of a grandchild

Usage notes

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, "four-greats grandson" or "four-times-great-grandson".

Coordinate terms

• great-granddaughter

Hypernyms

• great-grandchild

Related terms

• great-great-grandson
• grandson
• son