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great-great-grandfather

great-great-grandfather noun: the father of someone's great-grandparent.

Noun

great-great-grandfather (plural great-great-grandfathers)

  1. The father of someone's great-grandparent.
    Synonyms:
    tresayle

great-great-grandfather meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Thai

great-great-grandfather in Tamil

The father of someone's great-grandparent
எள்ளுத்தாத்தா eḷḷuttāttā

great-great-grandfather in Tagalog

The father of someone's great-grandparent
lolo sa talampakan

great-great-grandfather in Malay

The father of someone's great-grandparent
buyut lelaki, buyut, bapa moyang, datuk datuk nenek

great-great-grandfather in Thai

The father of someone's great-grandparent
ปู่เทียด bpùu-tîiat, ตาเทียด dtaa-tîiat
More languagesFewer languages
great-great-grandfather in Vietnamese
kị
great-great-grandfather in Myanmar
အဘီ a.bhi, ဘီ bhi
Kashmiri
جَدٕ بُڈؠ بَب jadụ buḍ' bab

Synonyms of great-great-grandfather

Forms of great-great-grandfather

pluralgreat-great-grandfathers
alternative formgreat great grandfather

Origin of great-great-grandfather

From great- + great + grandfather.

Questions about great-great-grandfather

What does great-great-grandfather mean?
Great-great-grandfather means the father of someone's great-grandparent.
What is great-great-grandfather in Tamil?
Great-great-grandfather in Tamil is எள்ளுத்தாத்தா (eḷḷuttāttā). See Great-great-grandfather meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is great-great-grandfather?
Great-great-grandfather is a noun.
What is the plural of great-great-grandfather?
The plural of great-great-grandfather is great-great-grandfathers.

Words near great-great-grandfather in the dictionary

  1. great-granduncles
  2. great-great-grandchild
  3. great-great-grandchildren
  4. great-great-granddaughter
  5. great-great-granddaughters
  6. great-great-grandfather
  7. great-great-grandfathers
  8. great-great-grandma
  9. great-great-grandmas
  10. great-great-grandmother
  11. great-great-grandmothers

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