great-nephew

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

/ ˈgreɪtˌnɛf yu, -ˌnɛv yu /

noun

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

Origin of great-nephew

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby great-nephew

Great Mogul, Great Mother, great mountain buttercup, great muscle, Great Neck, great-nephew, greatness, great-niece, great northern diver, Great oaks from little acorns grow, great organ

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Example sentences from the Web for great-nephew

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
Mrs. Beauchamp said she had seen her great-nephew Nevil, but without a comment on his conduct or his person; grave silence.
Beauchamp's Career, Complete|George Meredith
Seor, my great-nephew is a French count, rich and well spoken of, one of the high ones of the land.
Glories of Spain|Charles W. Wood
She had adopted her great-nephew Ronald while he was still quite a baby, and he could remember no other home than hers.
The School by the Sea|Angela Brazil

"I hope you aren't scratching up my books, sir," he observed, eying the pencil in his great-nephew's hand.
The Battle Ground|Ellen Glasgow

British Dictionary definitions for great-nephew

great-nephew

grandnephew

noun

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

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

单词	great-nephew
释义	great-nephew [ greyt-nef-yoo, -nev-yoo ] / ˈgreɪtˌnɛf yu, -ˌnɛv yu / noun a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew. Origin of great-nephew First recorded in 1575–85 Words nearby great-nephew Great Mogul, Great Mother, great mountain buttercup, great muscle, Great Neck, great-nephew, greatness, great-niece, great northern diver, Great oaks from little acorns grow, great organ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for great-nephew 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 Mrs. Beauchamp said she had seen her great-nephew Nevil, but without a comment on his conduct or his person; grave silence. Beauchamp's Career, Complete\|George Meredith Seor, my great-nephew is a French count, rich and well spoken of, one of the high ones of the land. Glories of Spain\|Charles W. Wood She had adopted her great-nephew Ronald while he was still quite a baby, and he could remember no other home than hers. The School by the Sea\|Angela Brazil "I hope you aren't scratching up my books, sir," he observed, eying the pencil in his great-nephew's hand. The Battle Ground\|Ellen Glasgow British Dictionary definitions for great-nephew great-nephew grandnephew noun a son of one's nephew or niece; grandson of one's brother or sister 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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