great grandsons

Grandchildren's male children

Great grandsons are the sons of one's grandchildren—three generations down from oneself.

The term follows the pattern where each "great" adds another generation: a great great grandson would be four generations removed.

She lived long enough to meet her great grandsons.

descendants

progeny

One's biological descendants

posterity · issue · scions · seed · future generations · lineage · bloodline · line · inheritors · continuation

family

boys

Male children

kinfolk · nephews · youngsters · juniors · family members · relations · clan · household · loved ones · next generation

genealogy

ancestry

Family line of descent

pedigree · family tree · forebears · ancestors · parentage · descent · heritage · roots · generation · succession

Opposites
generational direction

great grandsonsgreat grandfathers

Male ancestors three generations back

great grandparents · great grandmothers · ancestors · forebears · progenitors

gender

great grandsonsgreat granddaughters

Female descendants, three generations removed

generational proximity

great grandsonssons

Male offspring collectively

grandsons · great-great-grandsons

Family

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