grandnephew
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grandnephew
Example Sentences
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Another relative, Raúl Castro’s grandnephew Oscar Pérez-Oliva, has rapidly climbed Cuba’s political ladder and is seen as a potential successor to President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Former Democratic representative Joseph Kennedy III, grandnephew of President Kennedy, said the center was named for “a fallen president…by federal law.”
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
When D’Amaro unveiled “A Magical Life” last summer, he did so noting he had the support of the Disney family, singling out Disney’s grandnephew, Roy P. Disney, who was in the audience.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
And he was succeeded by his grandnephew and adopted son Gaius, known as Caligula, who after a severe illness became insane.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Although in his day-dreaming he had often pictured himself a nephew, grandnephew, or even a grandson, of Merchant Lyte, he had never once believed the relationship was that close.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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