great-grandson

Child's grandchild specifically

A great-grandson is the son of one's grandchild—three generations down.

Her great-grandson just started kindergarten.

The relationship works both directions: if someone is your great-grandson, you are their great-grandparent.

lineage

bloodline

Ancestry through generations

genealogyStudy of family descent
ancestryFamily line of descent
dynastySuccessive family rulers

pedigree · lineage · descent · heritage · succession · generation · posterity · primogeniture · patrilineal · matrilineal

kinship

grandchild

Offspring's offspring

grandparentParent once removed
grandfatherFather's or mother's father
grandmotherMother of a parent

son · father · heir · descendant · offspring · progeny · scion · firstborn · namesake · junior

family-roles

toddler

Child learning to walk

infantVery young child
newbornInfant just delivered
youngsterPerson of tender years

youth · nephew · godchild · cousin · uncle · aunt · brother · sister · mother · father

Categories

family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
offspringchild, baby, son, daughter, kids
younger relativesson, daughter, granddaughter, nephew, niece

Opposites

generational direction

great-grandsongreat-grandfather

Grandparent's father

great-grandmother · great-grandparent · ancestor · forebear · progenitor

gender within same relationship

great-grandsongreat-granddaughter

Child of one's grandchild

Family

great, grand, grandson, great-granddaughter

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