great-nephew
noun[C]
(alsogreat nephew,greatnephew)uk/ˌɡreɪtˈnef.juː//ˌɡreɪtˈnev.juː/us/ˌɡreɪtˈnef.juː//ˌɡreɪtˈnev.juː/thesonofyourniece(= thedaughterofyourbrotherorsister)ornephew(= thesonofyourbrotherorsister):
He is the great-nephew of thefamousmusician.
She has fiveniecesandnephewsand seven great-nieces and great-nephews.
Synonym
grand-nephew
- Mygrandchildrenand great-nephewshelpkeepmeyoung.
- Now, the artist's great-nephewplanstopublishhisbiography.
- Octavian was the great-nephew andadoptedsonof Julius Caesar.
- They had nochildrenbutdecidedtostartacollegefundfortheirgreat-nephew.
- Ourgreatnephewliveswith us now.
- Heclaimedto be a greatnephew ofSirWinston Churchill.
Family: relations in general
- anti-family
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- biologically
- father
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- kinsman
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- long-lost
- loved one
- relative
- removed
- second cousin
- sib
- sibling