great-grand
Beyond your grandparents
Great-grand is a prefix indicating a relationship two generations removed.
A great-grandparent is the parent of a grandparent; a great-grandchild is the child of a grandchild.
Additional "greats" mark further generations: a great-great-grandmother is three generations back.
She was close to her great-grandfather.
Predecessor in lineage
- descendantPerson from earlier generations
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
pedigree · genealogy · family tree · dynasty · clan · kinfolk · patriarch · matriarch
Person over ninety-nine
- elderSenior figure of authority
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
- generationalRelating to age groups
removed · oral history · span · longevity · legacy · inheritance · heirloom · passed down
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
- descendantPerson from earlier generations
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
bloodline · pedigree · genealogy · family tree · dynasty · clan · kinfolk · patriarch · matriarch · succession
centenarian
Person over ninety-nine
- elderSenior figure of authority
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
generational · removed · oral history · span · longevity · legacy · inheritance · heirloom · passed down · ancestral home
great, grand, grandfather, grandmother, grandeur, grandchild, grandson, grandly, granddaughter