great-granddaughter
Definition
Noun: A great-granddaughter is a female descendant who is two generations removed from a person. Specifically, she is the daughter of a person's grandchild.
Usage Examples
- (The daughter of my grandchild has reached the age of five.)
- (She is the female descendant two generations below the inventor.)
Advanced Usage
- "to have a great-granddaughter": to be the ancestor of a female child two generations below.
- The elderly woman was proud to have a great-granddaughter who shared her name. (The woman was pleased that her descendant two generations below carried her name.)
Variants and Related Words
- Great-grandson (n): a male descendant two generations removed (the son of a grandchild).
- He is the great-grandson of the former president. (He is the male descendant two generations below the president.)
- Great-grandchild (n): a general term for a descendant two generations removed (either male or female).
- She has three great-grandchildren: two boys and one girl. (She has three descendants two generations below her.)
- Granddaughter (n): a female descendant one generation removed (the daughter of a child).
- Her granddaughter visited her every weekend. (The daughter of her child came to see her regularly.)
Synonyms
- Descendant (n): a person who is descended from a particular ancestor.
- She is a descendant of the royal family. (She is a relative from a later generation.)
- Offspring (n): a person's child or children (used broadly for any generation).
- Her offspring include children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. (Her descendants across multiple generations.)
Related Idioms
- "from great-granddaughter to great-grandmother": used to describe a family lineage spanning four generations.
- The photograph showed four generations, from great-granddaughter to great-grandmother. (The image captured the family members from the youngest to the oldest in a four-generation line.)