great-grandkid

Grandchild's young child

A great-grandkid is a child of one's grandchild—three generations removed.

The word is informal, used in casual conversation where *great-grandchild* might sound stiff: She has twelve great-grandkids scattered across the country.

The plural *great-grandkids* often appears when speaking generally about descendants.

lineage

descendant

Person from earlier generations

  • offspringBiological descendants produced
  • progenyOne's biological descendants
  • heirOne who receives legacy

posterity · bloodline · genealogy · ancestry · lineage · pedigree · dynasty · succession · forebears · antecedents

family

toddler

Child learning to walk

relative · kin · kinfolk · grandparent · sibling · cousin · niece · nephew · elder · matriarch

legacy

inheritance

Property received from ancestors

tradition · keepsake · memento · namesake · blessing · future · hope · continuation · passing down · family stories

Opposites
generational position

great-grandkidgreat-grandparent

Grandparent's mother or father

great-grandmother · great-grandfather · great-grandma · great-grandpa · grandparent

generational distance

great-grandkidchild

Person before puberty

kid · son · daughter · grandchild · grandkid

Family

great, grand, grandkid, great-grandchild, grandchild, grandchildren, greater, greatest, greatly

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G