great-grand

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From great- +‎ grand; from great-granddaughter, great-grandfather, great-grandmother, great-grandson, etc.

Noun[edit]

great-grand (plural great-grands)

  1. A great-grandparent or great-grandchild.
    • 1987, Toni Morrison, Beloved, page 269:
      Once, in Maryland, he met four families of slaves who had all been together for a hundred years: great-grands, grands, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, children.
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