grandnephew

noun

grand·​neph·​ew ˈgran(d)-ˈnef-(ˌ)yü How to pronounce grandnephew (audio)
chiefly British -ˈnev-
: a grandson of one's brother or sister

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Pérez-Oliva, who also serves as the minister of foreign trade, is a grandnephew of Fidel and Raúl Castro. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026 Another Castro family member acting as a point man for those talks is Óscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, a grandnephew of the Castro brothers. — New York Times, 16 May 2026 The family of Kennedy, a famed Democrat, have also come out against the move, including the former President’s grandnephew, Joe Kennedy III. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Dec. 2025 As Googoosh notes throughout the book, her fans include many religious Iranians, including the grandnephew of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grandnephew

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First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grandnephew was in 1596

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grandnephew

noun
grand·​neph·​ew -ˈnef-(ˌ)yü How to pronounce grandnephew (audio)
: a grandson of one's brother or sister
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