grandnephew
noun
grand·neph·ew
ˈgran(d)-ˈnef-(ˌ)yü 
chiefly British -ˈnev-
: a grandson of one's brother or sister
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He is survived by his niece, nephew and two grandnephews.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
He is survived by his niece, nephew, and two grandnephews.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
On Facebook, Kathy Diane Rouse asked everyone to pray for her grandnephew’s safe return.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Around 1713, the English nobleman Charles Boyle (grandnephew of Robert Boyle, a founder of modern chemistry) commissioned such a device for his son.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
He is survived by his niece, nephew, and two grandnephews.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
On Facebook, Kathy Diane Rouse asked everyone to pray for her grandnephew’s safe return.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Around 1713, the English nobleman Charles Boyle (grandnephew of Robert Boyle, a founder of modern chemistry) commissioned such a device for his son.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
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grandnephew
noun
grand·neph·ew
-ˈnef-(ˌ)yü
: a grandson of one's brother or sister
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