grandniece


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grand·niece

 (grănd′nēs′, grăn′-)
n.
A daughter of one's nephew or niece.
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grandniece

(ˈɡrænˌniːs; ˈɡrænd-)
n
another name for great-niece
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grand•niece

(ˈgrænˌnis, ˈgrænd-)

n.
a daughter of one's nephew or niece.
[1820–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.grandniece - a daughter of your niece or nephew
niece - a daughter of your brother or sister
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Prest, was not so old, and she risked the conjecture that she was only a grandniece. This was possible; I had nothing but my share in the very limited knowledge of my English fellow worshipper John Cumnor, who had never seen the couple.
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She has passed on her tattoo skills to her grandniece Grace Palicas.
In her arresting documentary, The Armor of Light, filmmaker Abigail Disney (Walt's grandniece) trails Schenck on a journey of self-reflection to shooting ranges, a National Rifle Association convention, and small-town church halls.
A painting depicting the two soldiers during the battle was presented to Coghill's great-great grandniece, Jane Mann, at the East India Club in central London yesterday.
Summary: CAIRO: Gunmen abducted the 12-year-old grandniece of the late Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat but released her nearly 24 hours later for about $840,000 in ransom, security officials said Monday.
Written by Jones' grandniece, Mary Breu, the book not only describes Jones' 1942 capture and imprisonment by the Japanese, but also her earlier life in Alaska through letters and her unpublished memoir.
Arrested for hiding facts & conspiring to murder her grandniece
But this would mean God can be outwitted, which would end the universe, so the heavenly headquarters enlists Jesus' grandniece (Linda Fiorentino) and the lost 13th apostle (Chris Rock) to bar the door.
As Ringling's grandniece Pat Buck put it, "The statue looks like a grandfather from Hans Christian Anderson.
McCormick: his grandniece, Kristie Miller, who had been a director since 1981.
A poignant documentary about the creation of a flamenco school and company in Boston by Omayra Amaya, the grandniece of Carmen Amaya.