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grandoffspring

grandoffspring noun: the offspring of offspring.

Noun

grandoffspring (plural grandoffspring)

  1. The offspring of offspring
    • Plugging these numbers into his model, Dr Croft showed that the diminution of fecundity in elderly females that this intergenerational competition creates, combined with the fact that the youngsters an elderly female is competing with are often her own daughters (so it is her grandoffspring that...2017 January 14, “The evolution of the menopause: A whale of a tale”, in The Economist, page 74, column 3
    Synonyms:
    grandchild

Synonyms of grandoffspring

Forms of grandoffspring

pluralgrandoffspring

Origin of grandoffspring

From grand- + offspring.

Questions about grandoffspring

What does grandoffspring mean?
Grandoffspring means the offspring of offspring.
What part of speech is grandoffspring?
Grandoffspring is a noun.
What is the plural of grandoffspring?
The plural of grandoffspring is grandoffspring.

Words near grandoffspring in the dictionary

  1. grandnephews
  2. grandness
  3. grandnesses
  4. grandniece
  5. grandnieces
  6. grandoffspring
  7. grandog
  8. grandomania
  9. Grandon
  10. Grandonic
  11. Grandons

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