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- [gran-nef-yoo, -nev-yoo, grand-]
- /ˈgrænˌnɛf yu, -ˌnɛv yu, ˈgrænd-/
- /ˈɡræn ne.fjuː/
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- [gran-nef-yoo, -nev-yoo, grand-]
- /ˈgrænˌnɛf yu, -ˌnɛv yu, ˈgrænd-/
Definitions of grandnephew word
- noun grandnephew a son of one's nephew or niece. 1
- noun grandnephew Grandson of one's sibling. 1
- noun grandnephew grandson of one's sibling 1
- noun grandnephew the grandson of one's brother or sister; great-nephew 0
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Origin of grandnephew
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; grand- + nephew
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Parts of speech for Grandnephew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grandnephew popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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