great-great-grandfather
Grandparent's grandparent's father
A great-great-grandfather is the father of a great-grandparent—four generations back from a person.
Each additional "great-" adds another generation: your grandfather's grandfather is your great-great-grandfather.
She traced her ancestry to a great-great-grandfather who emigrated from Ireland in 1847.
Predecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- primogenitorEarliest ancestor of lineage
patriarch · elder · sire · bloodline · lineage · pedigree · genealogy · forefathers
Objects passed through family lines
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
folklore · artifacts · history · preservation · nostalgia · oral-history · memoirs · keepsakes
Connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- descendantsThose who come after
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
grandparents · kindred · paternal · maternal · centenarian
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
primogenitor · patriarch · elder · sire · bloodline · lineage · pedigree · genealogy · forefathers · generations
heirlooms
Objects passed through family lines
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
heritage · folklore · artifacts · history · preservation · nostalgia · oral-history · memoirs · keepsakes · antiques
relative
Connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- descendantsThose who come after
- progenyOne's biological descendants
grandchildren · grandparents · kindred · paternal · maternal · centenarian
- family eldersgrandma, grandpa, grandparents, great-grandparents, matriarch
- relativesmother, sister, brother, aunt, uncle
great-great-grandfathergreat-great-grandson
Male fourth-generation descendant
great-great-grandchild · great-great-granddaughter · descendant · posterity
great-great-grandfathergreat-great-grandmother
Female ancestor, four generations
great-great-grandfatherfather
Male parent
grandfather · parent · grandson · son · great-grandfather
great-grandfather, great-great-grandmother, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, grandchild, grandson, granddaughter, father