great-great-grandmother
Your grandparent's grandmother
A great-great-grandmother is the mother of a great-grandparent—four generations back from a person.
The term extends the kinship chain: grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother.
Each additional "great" adds another generation: My great-great-grandmother immigrated from Poland in 1890.
Predecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- foremotherFemale forebear
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
lineage · descent · family tree · roots · pedigree · antecedent · predecessor · primogenitor
Chart of ancestors
- recordsStored data or albums
- archivesStored historical documents
- birth certificateOfficial record of arrival
- censusOfficial population count
vital records · documentation · research · DNA · oral history · photographs · heirlooms · keepsakes
Senior figure of authority
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- doyenneSenior female authority
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- respectRegard with honor
authority · guidance · legacy · tradition · keeper · storyteller · family historian · centenarian
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- foremotherFemale forebear
- progenitorAncestor or originator
bloodline · lineage · descent · family tree · roots · pedigree · antecedent · predecessor · primogenitor · kin
family tree
Chart of ancestors
- recordsStored data or albums
- archivesStored historical documents
- birth certificateOfficial record of arrival
census · vital records · documentation · research · DNA · oral history · photographs · heirlooms · keepsakes · letters
elder
Senior figure of authority
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- doyenneSenior female authority
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
respect · authority · guidance · legacy · tradition · keeper · storyteller · family historian · centenarian · longevity
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
culture · ethnicity · homeland · old country · folklore · recipes · crafts · language · stories · artifacts
- family eldersgrandma, grandpa, grandfather, grandparent, grandparents
- female ancestorsgrandma, granny, nana, mama, mom
- female relativesdaughter, sister, aunt, niece, granddaughter
- relativesfather, sister, brother, aunt, uncle
great-great-grandmothergreat-great-granddaughter
Female fourth-generation descendant
great-great-grandson · great-great-grandchild · great-great-grandchildren · descendant · progeny
great-great-grandmothermother
Female parent
grandmother · child · grandchild · parent · living relatives
grandmother, grandmothers, grandmotherly, mother, mothers, motherly, motherhood, motherless, mothering