great-grandsons
Grandchildren's male children
Great-grandsons are the grandsons of one's children—the male descendants three generations removed.
Her great-grandsons visited every summer.
The term follows the pattern of adding "great-" to indicate each generation beyond grandchildren.
Those who come after
- heirsThose who inherit
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- scionsHeirs or plant shoots
bloodline · posterity · succession · dynasty · genealogy · ancestry · forebears · progenitors
Male children
- nephewsSiblings' sons
- relativesThose connected by blood
- kinBlood-connected people
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
elders · youngsters · juniors · cousins · uncles · aunts · siblings · brood
Property received from ancestors
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- bequestGift left by will
endowment · estate · tradition · ancestral · heritage · keepsakes · trusts · wills
Latent capacity for development
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
- ambitionsGoals one strives toward
- educationSystematic development of mind
- careersOngoing professional pursuits
opportunities · growth · development · promise · prospects · hopes · dreams · milestones
descendants
Those who come after
scions · bloodline · posterity · succession · dynasty · genealogy · ancestry · forebears · progenitors · patriarchs
boys
Male children
kinfolk · elders · youngsters · juniors · cousins · uncles · aunts · siblings · brood
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
bequest · endowment · estate · tradition · ancestral · heritage · keepsakes · trusts · wills · succession
potential
Latent capacity for development
- aspirationsDeeply held goals
- ambitionsGoals one strives toward
- educationSystematic development of mind
careers · opportunities · growth · development · promise · prospects · hopes · dreams · milestones · coming-of-age
great-grandsonsgreat-grandparents
Grandparents' own parents
great-grandfathers · great-grandmothers · ancestors · forebears · progenitors
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