great-nephew

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

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

Origin of great-nephew

1
First recorded in 1575–85

Words Nearby great-nephew

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How to use great-nephew in a sentence

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

    A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-Gould
  • That third and those rights she had left to her nephew,—or rather to her great-nephew, Luke Rowan.

    Rachel Ray | Anthony Trollope
  • 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.

    The Slave Of The Lamp | Henry Seton Merriman
  • 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.

    Old Peter's Russian Tales | Arthur Ransome
  • At the time of my father's visit the place belonged to a great-nephew of General Green, Mr. Nightingale.

    Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee | (His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee

British Dictionary definitions for great-nephew

great-nephew

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

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