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Great grandmother   /greɪt grˈændmˌəðər/   Listen
Great grandmother

noun
1.
A mother of your grandparent.





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"Great grandmother" Quotes from Famous Books



... who was Lucy Upton, my great grandmother, was of Virginia blood, and all of the next two generations intermarried with people ...
— The Shades of the Wilderness • Joseph A. Altsheler
... given to your great grandmother by a Madame Roquemaure, an intimate friend, who was at one time a lady in waiting at the court of ...
— Mona • Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
... Maria Pruyn (from Kinder Hook, N. Y.), whose marriage portion included several slaves. They remained with the family as a matter of course after the law had given them their freedom. Of their devotion a story is told—"Mott" the old black nurse of my great grandmother walked to York (Toronto) a distance of 160 miles in cold weather to warn her of a plot against her property—the shoes were literally worn off her feet." The writer adds "The Tory branch of the Fairfield ...
— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 • Various


Words linked to "Great grandmother" :   great grandparent


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