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grandnephew

noun

Etymology

From grand- + nephew.

  1. derived from *népōts✻ — “grandchild, sister's son”
  2. derived from *nepōts✻ — “nephew, grandson”
  3. derived from nepos
  4. derived from neveu
  5. inherited from nevew
  6. prefixed as grandnephew — “grand + nephew”

Definitions

  1. A grandson of one's sibling

    A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)

The neighborhood

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