great-nephew
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- noun
- /ˈɡreɪtˌnɛfju/
:
sobrino nieto
- Do you see how my great-nephew is behaving at this moment of crisis?
- nieces and great-nephews
- old great-nephew
- year-old great-nephew
I have many godchildren now, nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
- I have many godchildren now, nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
Examples
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The great-nephew takes to the old iron swing.
Fiction book (1990) -
And now, for my only surviving relative, my great-nephew, Darrin.
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His great-nephew is too silent.
Fiction book (1990) -
And congratulations to my lovely neighbor and her really fantastic great-nephew.
Blog text (3) -
Now we have a grandson and great-nephew in Afghanistan.
Blog text (11) -
She said, "Well, of course, since my great-nephew is starting for the A's tonight."
Blog text (3) -
He was a great-nephew and will be greatly missed by his family.
Blog text (5) -
This is Fabrizio, your grandfather's great nephew.
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I was delighted to be near my family, where I could be a part of the lives of my nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
Fiction book (1992) -
My great-nephew loves playing soccer and often invites me to watch his games.
Synonyms
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A son of your niece or nephew
How Close
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Surface Forms
Morphology
great-nephew = great + nephew (semi-transparent) = great + nephew
Both components are real words, but the kinship meaning follows a conventional genealogical pattern ('great-' indicating an extra generation) that is not a freely productive semantic rule, so learners may not deduce the exact relation from the parts alone.
Etymology
Great-nephew is simply made from great and nephew. Think of great like in great-grandfather, where it means 'one generation further', so a great-nephew is the 'son of your niece or nephew'.