great-grandparent

Grandparent's own parent

A great-grandparent is the parent of a grandparent—three generations back from a person.

Most people have eight great-grandparents, though they may never meet them: My great-grandparents immigrated from Poland.

The term follows the pattern of adding "great-" for each additional generation: great-great-grandparent, and so on.

ancestry

ancestor

Predecessor in lineage

forebearAncestral family member
progenitorAncestor or originator
forefatherAncestor from generations past

foremother · lineage · bloodline · pedigree · genealogy · roots · heritage · origin · dynasty · clan

elderhood

elder

Senior figure of authority

octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
centenarianPerson over ninety-nine

senior · elderly · aged · wisdom · sage · patriarch · matriarch · retiree · old-timer · longevity

family-role

maternal

Of or like mothers

paternalOf or from father
adoptiveLegally taking as one's own
namesakeOne sharing another's name

blessing · storyteller · heirloom · photograph · reunion · memory · tradition

Categories

familymother, father, parents, siblings, son
family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers
Grandparentsgrandma, grandpa, granny, nana, papa
kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
ancestorsancestor, ancestors, forebears, forebear, forbear
ancestryancestors, kinship, ancestor, clan, ancestry

Opposites

generational direction

great-grandparentgreat-grandchild

Offspring two generations below

great-grandson · great-granddaughter · descendant · offspring · great-great-grandchild

generational distance

great-grandparentparent

Mother or father

mother · father · child · grandparent · grandchild

Family

great, grand, parent, grandfather, greatness, grandmother, grandparent, grandchild, grandparents

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