great-grandchild
/ˌɡreɪt ˈɡræntʃaɪld/noun
उच्चारण ग्रेट ग्रैन्चाइल्ड
परपोता या परपोती, परनाती या परनातिन
Core word
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a child of your grandson or granddaughter
परपोता या परपोती, परनाती या परनातिन
- She has ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
- Few people live long enough to see their great-grandchildren marry.
- Their first great-grandchild was born in the spring.
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- The old couple were delighted to meet their great-grandchild.
- He left a small sum of money for each great-grandchild.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
great-grandchild / great-grandchildren
The plural is great-grandchildren; the word is hyphenated and countable.
Plural great-grandchildren है; शब्द hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है और countable है।
- She has five great-grandchildren.
- Their first great-grandchild was born in March.
great-grandchild of + person
Use 'of' to say whose descendant the child is.
बच्चा किसका वंशज है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He is the great-grandchild of a freedom fighter.
be a great-grandparent
The relationship is two-way: a great-grandchild has great-grandparents.
यह रिश्ता दोतरफ़ा है: great-grandchild के great-grandparents होते हैं।
- She became a great-grandmother at the age of seventy-five.
great-great-grandchild
Further generations add 'great-' once more for each step.
हर अगली पीढ़ी के लिए 'great-' एक बार और जोड़ा जाता है।
- He is her great-great-grandchild.
great-grandchild as a gender-neutral word
Use this word when you do not know, or do not need to say, whether the child is a boy or a girl.
जब यह बताना आवश्यक न हो या मालूम न हो कि बच्चा लड़का है या लड़की, तब यह शब्द प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The will names every great-grandchild equally.
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verb + great-grandchild
havewelcomeblessmeethold
- The old lady blessed her great-grandchild with a gold chain.
adjective + great-grandchild
firstyoungesteldestnewbornonly
- The newborn great-grandchild was the joy of the family.
number + great-grandchildren
twothreeseveralmanyseven
- They have seven great-grandchildren in different cities.
great-grandchild + relative
grandchildgrandparentchilddescendant
- Grandchild, great-grandchild and then great-great-grandchild: each is one generation further.
great-grandchild + age/stage
toddlerteenageschool-goinggrown-up
- Her school-going great-grandchild visits her on Sundays.
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- The old couple proudly showed us photographs of their great-grandchildren.
बुज़ुर्ग दंपत्ति ने गर्व से हमें अपने परपोते-पोतियों की तस्वीरें दिखाईं।
- Radhika's grandmother is waiting to meet her first great-grandchild.
राधिका की दादी अपने पहले परपोते या परपोती से मिलने का इंतज़ार कर रही हैं।
- A great-grandchild is the child of one's grandchild.
Great-grandchild किसी के पोते या पोती की संतान होता है।
- The family land will one day pass to his great-grandchildren.
परिवार की ज़मीन एक दिन उसके परपोते-पोतियों को मिलेगी।
- She lived to see four generations, including her great-grandchild.
वह चार पीढ़ियाँ देखने तक जीवित रही, जिनमें उसका परपोता या परपोती भी शामिल है।
- Every great-grandchild received a small gift at the family reunion.
पारिवारिक मिलन में हर परपोते-परपोती को एक छोटा उपहार मिला।
- Radhika's great-grandmother told stories to each great-grandchild in turn.
राधिका की परदादी ने हर परपोते-परपोती को बारी-बारी से कहानियाँ सुनाईं।