Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

great-grandniece

noun
ˌɡreɪtˈɡrændˌniːs
Definition
The daughter of one’s great-niece or great-nephew.
Examples
  • My sister has a great-grandniece who is just starting school this year.
  • At the family reunion, I met my great-grandniece for the first time.
  • She often shares stories about her great-grandniece’s adventures.
Meaning
A great-grandniece is related to a person through the sibling of that person’s parent, making her a third-generation descendant of the person’s grandparents.
Synonyms
  • grand-niece
  • great-niece