Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great-grandnephew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
great--grand-nephew
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A great-grandson of one's sibling, a grandson of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's great-grandson: fraternal great-grandnephew. Sister's great-grandson: sororal great-grandnephew.)

Etymology

From great- + grandnephew.

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Questions

What does great-grandnephew mean?
A great-grandson of one's sibling, a grandson of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's great-grandson: fraternal great-grandnephew. Sister's great-grandson: sororal great-grandnephew.)
Where does great-grandnephew come from?
From great- + grandnephew.

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