great-grandmother

== English == === Alternative forms === great grandmother === Etymology === From great- +‎ grandmother. === Pronunciation === === Noun === great-grandmother (plural great-grandmothers) The mother of one's grandparent. ==== Usage notes ==== Additional instances of "great-" can be prepended to the term, each indicating one further generation of ancestry. For large numbers of generations a number can be substituted, for example, "fourth great-grandmother", "four-greats grandmother" or "four-times-great-grandmother". ==== Synonyms ==== great-grandma ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====