- grandnephew
- noun Date: circa 1639 a grandson of one's brother or sister
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
grandnephew
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Grandnephew — Grand neph ew, n. The grandson of one s brother or sister. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grandnephew — [grand′nef΄yo͞o, gran′nef΄yo͞o] n. Chiefly Brit. the grandson of one s brother or sister; great nephew … English World dictionary
grandnephew — noun a) Grandson of ones sibling. b) brothers grandson (fraternal grandnephew) or sisters grandson (sororal grandnephew) Syn: grand nephew, great nephew, greatnephew … Wiktionary
grandnephew — /gran nef yooh, nev yooh, grand /, n. a son of one s nephew or niece. [1630 40; GRAND + NEPHEW] * * * … Universalium
grandnephew — grænd nefjuË n. grandson of one s sister or brother … English contemporary dictionary
grandnephew — grand·neph·ew … English syllables
grandnephew — grand•neph•ew [[t]ˈgrænˌnɛf yu, ˌnɛv yu, ˈgrænd [/t]] n. a son of one s nephew or niece • Etymology: 1630–40 … From formal English to slang
grandnephew — The son of one s nephew or niece. Ordinarily not a nephew within the meaning of such term as it appears in a will. 57 Am J1st Wills § 1390. Ordinarily not inclusive of a male child adopted by a nephew or niece. 57 Am J1st Wills § 1390 … Ballentine's law dictionary
grandnephew — noun a son of your niece or nephew • Syn: ↑great nephew • Hypernyms: ↑nephew … Useful english dictionary
great-grandnephew — /grayt gran nef yooh, nev yooh, grand /, n. a grandson of one s nephew or niece. * * * … Universalium
