Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great-great-grandparent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
great--great--grand-par-ent
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From great- + great- + grandparent.

Inflected Forms

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Synonyms

second great-grandparent

Questions

What does great-great-grandparent mean?
A parent of a great-grandparent, a grandparent of a grandparent and a great-grandparent of a parent.
Where does great-great-grandparent come from?
From great- + great- + grandparent.

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