grandniece

[gran-nees, grand-]

noun

1. a daughter of one's nephew or niece.

grandniece

/ ˈɡrænˌniːs, ˈɡrænd- /

noun

1. another name for great-niece

Word History and Origins

Origin of grandniece¹

First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + niece

Example Sentences

She was able to reveal more of her personal side, describing the emotion of seeing her grandniece watch her at the convention, for example.

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On the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention, “Scandal” actor Kerry Washington and the grandnieces of Kamala Harris had a job to do: teach folks how to say the vice president’s name.

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Ms. O’Malley introduced me to lots of other adult chicken people who arrived later as “Jim Brown’s grandniece, who inherited his chickens and his good poultry sense.”

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A simple example of this is that my balance is actually better than that of my grandniece, who is a toddler.

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But when her grandniece’s 2nd birthday came a few months after she arrived in the nursing home last year, she wanted to buy a doll but realized she couldn’t.

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