Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great-grandfather-in-law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
great--grand-fa-ther-in-law
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A great-grandfather of one's spouse.

Etymology

From great-grandfather + -in-law.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

great-grandfathers-in-law (plural)

Phrases

great-grandmother-in-law great-grandparent-in-law great-granddaughter-in-law great-grandson-in-law

Frequently Paired Words

great-grandmother-in-law great-grandparent-in-law great-granddaughter-in-law great-grandson-in-law

Questions

What does great-grandfather-in-law mean?
A great-grandfather of one's spouse.
Where does great-grandfather-in-law come from?
From great-grandfather + -in-law.

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