grandniece

noun

grand·niece ˈgran(d)-ˈnēs

: a granddaughter of one's brother or sister

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Starting with a funeral procession establishes the life cycles of family and community — not unlike the lesson Clara Williams imparts sitting in a car to her grandniece about where the body in the hearse ahead of them might be going. —

Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025 For example, Lady Margarite Armstrong Jones, a grandniece of Queen Elizabeth II, had support from 20 percent of Brits, lower than Meghan. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024 Dear Eric: My husband and I live on a lake and love hosting our grandnieces and grandnephews on school breaks and the entire family on vacations. —

R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024 During the 90-minute service, my grandnieces and grandnephews (ages 3 to 6) were running around the church. —

Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grandniece