Becoming a great-grandparent is called which term?

• A. Gerontology
• B. Functional death
• C. Great-grandparenthood
• D. Brain death

Answer: (C)

Understanding how we name family relationships by generation helps you pick the right term. Great-grandparenthood is the state of being a great-grandparent—the person who is the parent of a grandparent. The -hood ending signals a status or role, so great-grandparenthood correctly denotes that familial position.

The other options don’t fit: gerontology is the study of aging, not a relationship status; brain death is a medical diagnosis of death; functional death isn’t the standard term for describing a family role.