Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great-grandniece

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
great--grand-niece
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From great- + grandniece.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

great-great-niece

Questions

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

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