great-grandmas
Parents' grandmothers, casually
Great-grandmas is the plural of great-grandma, an informal term for one's grandmother's mother or grandfather's mother—a female ancestor three generations back.
Both of my great-grandmas lived past ninety.
The word appears most often in casual family conversation, especially with or around children.
Study of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- foremothersFemale ancestors collectively
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · generations · kinfolk · heritage · clan
Female forebear
- doyenneSenior female authority
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- wisewomanFemale folk healer
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
custodian · stewardship · authority · venerable · kinship · nurturing · caretaker · homemaker
Objects passed through family lines
- recipesInstructions for preparing dishes
- quiltsPadded fabric bedcovers
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- keepsakesItems preserved for sentiment
handwriting · lace · china · jewelry · needlework · folklore · remedies · sayings
Person in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
- agedAdvanced in years
- silver-hairedHaving gray-white hair
wrinkles · elderly · senior · old-age · retirement · reminiscence · wisdom · experience
genealogy
Study of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- foremothersFemale ancestors collectively
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
roots · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · generations · kinfolk · heritage · clan · dynasty
foremother
Female forebear
cornerstone · custodian · stewardship · authority · venerable · kinship · nurturing · caretaker · homemaker · provider
heirlooms
Objects passed through family lines
- recipesInstructions for preparing dishes
- quiltsPadded fabric bedcovers
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
keepsakes · handwriting · lace · china · jewelry · needlework · folklore · remedies · sayings · lullabies
octogenarian
Person in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
- agedAdvanced in years
silver-haired · wrinkles · elderly · senior · old-age · retirement · reminiscence · wisdom · experience · stories
great-grandmasgreat-granddaughters
Female descendants, third generation
great-grandchildren · great-grandsons · grandchildren · granddaughters · great-great-grandchildren
great, grandma, grandmas, great-grandma, greater, greatest, greatly, greatness, grand