grandnephew

noun

grand·​neph·​ew ˈgran(d)-ˈnef-(ˌ)yü How to pronounce grandnephew (audio)
 chiefly British  -ˈnev-
: a grandson of one's brother or sister

Examples of grandnephew in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web ProPublica also revealed Crow purchased three properties belonging to the justice and his family, and paid for two years of tuition at private schools for Thomas' grandnephew, which the justice did not disclose on financial disclosure forms. CBS News, 24 May 2023 The whiskey is named after Baker Beam, the grandnephew of Jim Beam himself and a distiller who worked at the distillery for nearly four decades. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2023 Crow also purchased three Georgia properties from Thomas and his family members in 2014 and paid for the private boarding school tuition of Thomas’ grandnephew, both of which Thomas did not disclose, ProPublica reported. Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023 Those include buying the home where Thomas’s mother lives, and paying $150,000 or more in boarding school tuition for a grandnephew Thomas was raising. Emily Caldwell, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023 Reporters at ProPublica found that real estate tycoon Harlan Crow had paid for Thomas’ teenage grandnephew to go to a private boarding school. Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023 Crow took Thomas on private jet flights and yacht cruises around the world, paid private school tuition for the justice’s grandnephew and paid Thomas money in an undisclosed real estate deal. Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 12 July 2023 Among the revelations was that Crow paid for two years of tuition at private schools for Thomas' grandnephew, which the justice did not disclose on financial disclosure forms. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 June 2023 For a few brief months in 2012, the Red singer-songwriter was connected to the grandnephew of JFK, Conor Kennedy. Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 7 July 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grandnephew was in 1596

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“Grandnephew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandnephew. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.

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grandnephew

noun
grand·​neph·​ew -ˈnef-(ˌ)yü How to pronounce grandnephew (audio)
: a grandson of one's brother or sister
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