great-grandfather

ancestor

Predecessor in lineage

• progenitorAncestor or originator
• forebearAncestral family member
• patriarchMale head of family

genealogy · family tree · ancestry · bloodline · pedigree · descendant · lineage · dynasty · roots · heritage

generational

Relating to age groups

• VictorianOf a prim era
• EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
• old countryImmigrant's ancestral homeland

immigration · war veteran · homesteader · founding · pioneer · settler · old world · bygone era

elderly

Advanced in age

• agedAdvanced in years
• venerableDeserving honor for dignity
• seniorHigher in rank

octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · retired · old-timer · silver-haired · longevity · wisdom · sage · doyen

grandmother

Mother of a parent

• grandsonMale child's child
• granddaughterSon's or daughter's daughter
• motherFemale parent

son · daughter · cousin · uncle · aunt · brother · sister · nephew · niece · godparent

• fatherhooddad, daddy, papa, pa, pop
• grandfathersgrandpa, granddad, gramps, grampy, papaw
• familymother, parents, siblings, parent, son
• family membersmother, sister, brother, son, daughter
• Grandparentsgrandma, grandpa, grandmother, granny, nana
• ancestorsancestor, ancestors, forebears, forebear, forbear