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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great-great-grandmother

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
great--great--grand-moth-er
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mother of someone’s great-grandparent.

Etymology

Etymology tree English great- Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great English grandmother English great-great-grandmother From great- + great + grandmother.

Inflected Forms

great-great-grandmothers (plural) great great grandmother (alternative)

Phrases

great-great-grandchild great-great-granddaughter great-great-grandson

Frequently Paired Words

great-great-grandchild great-great-granddaughter great-great-grandson great-great-grandfather

Synonyms

great-great-grandma

Questions

What does great-great-grandmother mean?
The mother of someone’s great-grandparent.
Where does great-great-grandmother come from?
Etymology tree English great- Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great English grandmother English great-great-grandmother From great- + great + grandmother.

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