grandnephew
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈɡrændˌnɛfju/
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sobrino nieto
- Our grandnephew, Harry, reads to him sometimes.
- grandniece and grandnephew
- great-grandnephew
He is Professor Angle's grandnephew, and he's under a sort of obligation of duty, you could say.
- He is Professor Angle's grandnephew, and he's under a sort of obligation of duty, you could say.
Examples
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"I've got a grandniece and a grandnephew about your age, Travis, who both just got divorced," Arna starts in.
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My grandnephew, Sam, is coming over for dinner tonight.
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Now, your little grandnephew will be with us for two weeks, no?
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What I care about is my adorable little grandnephew.
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And now, what better introduction could we have for Mrs. Slate's very own grandnephew...
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My grandnephew, Alex.
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"Terri," Hoot says, "Travis, my grandnephew."
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He is Professor Angle's grandnephew, and he's under a sort of obligation of duty, you could say.
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" Elaine launched into an appealing tale of the old lady's final years and her faithful grandnephew.
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Anton, Jr. (Tony) was the son of Anton Human, Sr. and the grandnephew of Francis Hulman, the company's founder.
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Synonyms
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3.2
A son of your niece or nephew
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grandnephew combines grand- and nephew. The grand- part means 'one generation further', just like in grandfather, and nephew means 'son of your brother or sister'. So a grandnephew is the 'son of your nephew or niece'.