great-niece
Americannoun
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great-nieces
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of great-niece
First recorded in 1880–85
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Police were also alerted by a strange coincidence surrounding the disappearance of a young couple in 2022, one of whom was the great-niece of the defendant.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
After the 2015 settlement, Sherin worked with Bandini de Stearn Baker’s great-niece Carolina Barrie to form the nonprofit 1887 Fund with authority from then VA Secretary Robert McDonald to restore the five original buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
She grabbed her purse, handing it to her great-niece, who carried it over her head while helping Ms Berry to safety.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
Ms. Steel’s brooch, which has a Victorian Gothic aesthetic, is inscribed with the initials “JCG,” the initials of the Rev. John Gibson, a cleric-scholar, and Caroline Bendyshe, a great-niece of Admiral Lord Nelson.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Maggie Medlin, Backy Medlin’s great-niece, was hired to take her place.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
According to his publicist, he is survived by his long-time partner Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima, two brothers and "numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews".
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Michael Mc Garrell, an Amerindian activist, said in a telephone interview that his 15-year-old twin great-nieces were among the fire victims.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2023
Paying tribute, Dawn Dixon said her brother would be "sadly missed" by his sisters, nephews, nieces and great-nieces.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2022
Martin is survived by six cousins plus nieces. nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
Uncle Joseph had been unable to remain at the movies forever: people do have to go home eventually, especially when accompanied by thirteen-year-old great-nieces.
From Gentle Julia by C. Allan Gilbert
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