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great-nephew
[ greyt-nef-yoo, -nev-yoo ]
noun
- a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
great-nephew
noun
- a son of one's nephew or niece; grandson of one's brother or sister
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of great-nephew1
Example Sentences
His great-nephew Richard Hockney, who has regularly sat for him for 28 years, since he was four years old, including for this exhibition, tells me everyone was determined the artist would make it to Paris.
His great-nephew, Lieutenant Colonel Julian Anderson, watched as his wooden coffin was gently lowered into a freshly dug grave - stunned to discover his great-uncle’s body had lain undetected for decades nearby.
It reported that Harlan Crow, a GOP mega donor, paid private school tuition at Hidden Lake Academy and Randolph-Macon Academy for Justice Thomas’ great-nephew, whom the justice took in to raise at age 6.
It reported that Harlan Crow, a GOP megadonor, paid private school tuition at Hidden Lake Academy and Randolph-Macon Academy for Justice Thomas’ great-nephew, whom the justice took in to raise at age 6.
Justice Thomas, the court‘s longest-serving member, has been the focus of scrutiny after ProPublica reported that Mr. Crow paid private school tuition at Hidden Lake Academy and Randolph-Macon Academy for Justice Thomas’ great-nephew.
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