grandniece

Thân thiện

My grandniece is playing with building blocks in the sunny living room.

Definition

Noun: A daughter of one's niece or nephew. A grandniece is a female child in the second generation of descent from one's sibling; she is the granddaughter of one's brother or sister.

Usage

The term "grandniece" is used to specify a precise family relationship. It is a formal and clear way to refer to this relative, often used in legal, genealogical, or descriptive contexts. The more common, informal equivalent is "great-niece."

Examples

• My brother's granddaughter is my grandniece.
• She sent a birthday card to her grandniece, who is the daughter of her nephew.
• In the family tree, I am listed as the grandniece of my great-uncle.

Advanced Usage

• The term helps avoid ambiguity in extended family descriptions, especially in written documents like wills or genealogical records.
• The relationship is reciprocal: if a person is your grandniece, you are that person's great-uncle or great-aunt.

Variants and Related Words

• Great-niece (noun): This is the most common synonym for "grandniece." The terms are interchangeable, though "great-niece" is often preferred in everyday speech.
• Grandnephew (noun): The male equivalent; a son of one's niece or nephew.
• Great-nephew (noun): The common synonym for "grandnephew."

Synonyms

• Great-niece

Antonyms

• Great-aunt / Grandaunt: The female relative of whom one is the grandniece.
• Great-uncle / Granduncle: The male relative of whom one is the grandniece.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a daughter of your niece or nephew

Từ đồng nghĩa

• great-niece