great-grandfathers
Parents' grandparents, male
Great-grandfathers is the plural of great-grandfather—the father of a grandparent.
The term extends two generations beyond parent, placing someone three steps up the family tree: Both of my great-grandfathers served in World War I.
Like other kinship terms, it can be used loosely for founding figures: the great-grandfathers of the labor movement.
Those from whom one descends
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descendantsThose who come after
pedigree · forebears · progenitors · bloodline · roots · generations · ancestry · patriarchs
Objects passed through family lines
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- photographsLight-captured images
- estatesLarge property holdings
wills · inheritances · values · customs · land · property · surnames · craftsmanship
Senior community members
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- reunionsGatherings of separated people
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- nursing homesResidential elder care centers
centenarians · longevity · reminiscence · respect · veneration · aging · extended family · family gatherings
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
industrialization · farming · crafts · trades · old country · Ellis Island · homesteading · cavalry
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
descendants · pedigree · forebears · progenitors · bloodline · roots · generations · ancestry · patriarchs · genealogical records
heirlooms
Objects passed through family lines
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- photographsLight-captured images
estates · wills · inheritances · values · customs · land · property · surnames · craftsmanship · recipes
elders
Senior community members
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- reunionsGatherings of separated people
- elderlyAdvanced in age
nursing homes · centenarians · longevity · reminiscence · respect · veneration · aging · extended family · family gatherings · old age
Victorian era
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
settlers · industrialization · farming · crafts · trades · old country · Ellis Island · homesteading · cavalry · colonialism
great-grandfathersgreat-grandchildren
Grandkids' offspring
great-grandsons · great-granddaughters · descendants · progeny · great-grandkids
great, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, grandparents, grandfathers, grandmothers, great-grandmother, great-grandfather