different between nephew vs grandniece

English

Etymology

From Middle English nevew, neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Old French neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Latin nep?tem (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-Indo-European *nép?ts (“grandchild, sister's son”). Doublet of neve and cognate of Persian ???? (nave, “grandchild”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?'fyo?o, IPA^(key): /?n?f.ju/, (etymological, less common) /?n?v.ju/
• (General American) enPR: n?'fyo?o, IPA^(key): /?n?f.ju/

Noun

nephew (plural nephews)

1. A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

   Synonym: (obsolete) neve

   Coordinate term: niece

   Hypernym: nibling

   Hyponyms: fraternal nephew, sororal nephew

2. (archaic) A son of one's child.

   Synonym: grandson

   • 1567, Arthur Golding (translator), The XV Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, Book 1,^[1]

     Hir father many a time and oft would say my daughter deere,

     Of Nephewes thou my debtour art, their Graundsires heart to chéere.

Related terms

• nepotism
• neve
• niece
• nift

Derived terms

• great-nephew
• half nephew

Translations

Further reading

• nephew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Noun

nephew

1. Alternative form of nevew

English

Etymology

grand- +? niece

Noun

grandniece (plural grandnieces)

1. A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)

Synonyms

• great-niece

Translations

See also

• niece
• nephew
• grandnephew
• second cousin
• grandaunt
• granduncle