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great-nephew

[ greyt-nef-yoo, -nev-yoo ]

noun

  1. a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.


great-nephew

noun

  1. a son of one's nephew or niece; grandson of one's brother or sister


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Word History and Origins

Origin of great-nephew1

First recorded in 1575–85

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Example Sentences

And my great-nephew, the present laird, if he be true to the principles of the Covenant, will object just as strongly as myself.

That third and those rights she had left to her nephew,—or rather to her great-nephew, Luke Rowan.

Into her mind there had perhaps strayed a gleam of that Light which is not on the earth, for she was not abusing her great-nephew.

Nastasia has got a little son, Aunt Sofia has got a grandson, you have got a new cousin, and I have got a new great-nephew.

At the time of my father's visit the place belonged to a great-nephew of General Green, Mr. Nightingale.

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