grandniece

grandniece
noun Date: 1804 a granddaughter of one's brother or sister

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Grandniece — Grand niece , n. The granddaughter of one s brother or sister …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grandniece — [grand′nēs΄, gran′nēs΄] n. the granddaughter of one s brother or sister; great niece …   English World dictionary

  • grandniece — noun a) Granddaughter of ones sibling. b) brothers granddaughter (fraternal grandniece) or sisters granddaughter (sororal grandniece) …   Wiktionary

  • grandniece — /gran nees , grand /, n. a daughter of one s nephew or niece. [1820 30; GRAND + NIECE] * * * …   Universalium

  • grandniece — grand·niece || grændniːs n. granddaughter of one s sister or brother …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grandniece — grand·niece …   English syllables

  • grandniece — grand•niece [[t]ˈgrænˌnis, ˈgrænd [/t]] n. a daughter of one s nephew or niece • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • grandniece — The daughter of a nephew or niece. Ordinarily not included in a bequest to a niece. 57 Am J1st Wills § 1390. Ordinarily not inclusive of a female child adopted by a nephew or niece. 57 Am J1st Wills § 1390 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • grandniece — noun a daughter of your niece or nephew • Syn: ↑great niece • Hypernyms: ↑niece …   Useful english dictionary

  • great-grandniece — /grayt gran nees , grand /, n. a granddaughter of one s nephew or niece. [1795 1805] * * * …   Universalium

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