grandniece

[ gran-nees, grand- ]

/ ˈgrænˌnis, ˈgrænd- /

noun

a daughter of one's nephew or niece.

Origin of grandniece

First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + niece

Words nearby grandniece

grandmotherly, grandmother's clock, Grand Mufti, Grand National, grandnephew, grandniece, grand old man, Grand Old Party, Grand Ole Opry, grand opera, grandpa

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Example sentences from the Web for grandniece

The chest A. was not to be opened until the eldest son of his grandniece, Lady Laura, should attain the age of twenty-five.
The Wits and Beaux of Society|Grace & Philip Wharton
Mother said you were up on the Bay then at your grandniece's—pretty girl.
Flamsted quarries|Mary E. Waller
She was a grandniece of the great Jean Jacques Rousseau, and flourished in the first part of last century.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson
She is a grandniece of mine; her father died some years ago, her mother three years since, and naturally she came to me.
The Lost Heir|G. A. Henty

The niece, according to Mrs. Prest, was not so old, and she risked the conjecture that she was only a grandniece.
The Aspern Papers|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for grandniece

grandniece

/ (ˈɡrænˌniːs, ˈɡrænd-) /

noun

another name for great-niece

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单词	grandniece
释义	grandniece [ gran-nees, grand- ] / ˈgrænˌnis, ˈgrænd- / noun a daughter of one's nephew or niece. Origin of grandniece First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + niece Words nearby grandniece grandmotherly, grandmother's clock, Grand Mufti, Grand National, grandnephew, grandniece, grand old man, Grand Old Party, Grand Ole Opry, grand opera, grandpa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grandniece The chest A. was not to be opened until the eldest son of his grandniece, Lady Laura, should attain the age of twenty-five. The Wits and Beaux of Society\|Grace & Philip Wharton Mother said you were up on the Bay then at your grandniece's—pretty girl. Flamsted quarries\|Mary E. Waller She was a grandniece of the great Jean Jacques Rousseau, and flourished in the first part of last century. Woman's Work in Music\|Arthur Elson She is a grandniece of mine; her father died some years ago, her mother three years since, and naturally she came to me. The Lost Heir\|G. A. Henty The niece, according to Mrs. Prest, was not so old, and she risked the conjecture that she was only a grandniece. The Aspern Papers\|Henry James British Dictionary definitions for grandniece grandniece / (ˈɡrænˌniːs, ˈɡrænd-) / noun another name for great-niece Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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