great-niece
noun[C]
(alsogreat niece,greatniece)uk/ˌɡreɪtˈniːs/us/ˌɡreɪtˈniːs/thedaughterofyournephew(= thesonofyourbrotherorsister)orniece(= thedaughterofyourbrotherorsister):
She is the great-niece of afamous1930sscreenactor.
I have sevenniecesandnephews, and 18 great-nieces and great-nephews.
Synonym
grand-niece
- Inretirement, she isenjoyingherroleas great-aunt to two great-nieces and a great-nephew.
- LadyJaneGrey, Queen ofEnglandfor ninedays, was the great-niece of Henry VIII.
- Shewantedto write thebookas something for her great-nieces and great-nephews torememberher by.
- Iboughttoysfor mygreatniece.
- Hismother, alifelongCatholic, was a greatniece ofSirThomas More.
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