great-granddaughter
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- noun
- /ˈɡreɪtˈɡrænˌdɔːtər/
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bisnieta
- The entire estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a great-granddaughter of King Kamehameha I and the wife of a wealthy Euro-American investment banker, was bequeathed upon her death in 1884 to establish the school.
- a great-granddaughter and another grandchild
- a great-granddaughter and a grandson
- a great-granddaughter, granddaughter, and daughter
Examples
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On her birthday, one of her great-granddaughters did her portrait, starting from her feet and taking particular trouble with the lozenges of color on her blanket.
Academic text (2001) -
If our family's oral histories are to be trusted, she was also the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of George Washington Robinson.
Fiction book (1994) -
Look, this is his great-granddaughter and her husband.
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"My great-granddaughter's living with me now, and I pick her up every day after school.
Fiction book (2000) -
I raised 4 children, now have 10 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.
Blog text (22) -
She would appear to be your great-granddaughter.
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But I do know that on Mother's Day, when we put baby Kate in my mother's arms, she gave her great-granddaughter a gentle kiss.
Fiction book (1996) -
And I beg every other woman to fight for themselves, their daughters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters.
Blog text (29) -
My own great-granddaughter.
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Her family now includes a grandson and a great-granddaughter great-granddaughter as well.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
great-granddaughter = granddaughter (transparent) = great + grand + daughter
Formed by adding 'great' to 'granddaughter' to indicate one additional generation; the relation is directly deducible.
Etymology
Great-granddaughter combines great and granddaughter. 'Granddaughter' means 'daughter of your child', and great shows 'one more generation', so a great-granddaughter is the daughter of your grandchild.