great-nephew

great-neph·ew

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [greyt nef-yoo or, esp. British, nev-yoo]
- /greɪt ˈnɛf yu or, esp. British, ˈnɛv yu/
- /ɡreɪt ˈnefjuː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greyt nef-yoo or, esp. British, nev-yoo]
- /greɪt ˈnɛf yu or, esp. British, ˈnɛv yu/

Definitions of great-nephew word

noun great-nephew a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew. 1
noun great-nephew a son of one's nephew or niece; grandson of one's brother or sister 0
noun great-nephew a grandson of one's brother or sister; grandnephew 0
noun great-nephew Synonym of grandnephew. 0

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Origin of great-nephew

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85

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Parts of speech for Great-nephew

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Great-nephew

great-nephew popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.