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grandniece

noun

grand·​niece ˈgran(d)-ˈnēs How to pronounce grandniece (audio)
: a granddaughter of one's brother or sister

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One of the largest private collections of Anna Cassel’s paintings is housed in an unassuming apartment on the outskirts of Stockholm which belongs to Marie Cassel, Anna’s seventy-three-year-old grandniece. Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 The petition for admission was made on behalf of his great-great-great-grandniece, Melissa Parker Leonard, whose father, Alvin, often played the chief in historical reenactments. Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025 Prosecutors contend the property was instead used as a rental investment home occupied by her grandniece’s family, including a relative currently wanted on outstanding warrants in North Carolina. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025 Frida’s grandniece, Mara Romeo Kahlo, lived in the Casa Roja until just two years ago. Daniela Bautista, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandniece

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grandniece was in 1671

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“Grandniece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandniece. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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grandniece

noun
grand·​niece -ˈnēs How to pronounce grandniece (audio)
: a granddaughter of one's brother or sister
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