grandniece

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Etymology

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From grand- +‎ niece.

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grandniece (plural grandnieces)

  1. A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)
    • 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 209:
      Then come [] the Duchess’s grandnieces Zwile and her little sister Gloria.

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