Definitions for great-nephew

great-nephew great-neph·ew

Spelling: [greyt-nef-yoo, -nev-yoo]
IPA: /ˈgreɪtˌnɛf yu, -ˌnɛv yu/

Great-Nephew is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 588 anagrams from letters in great-nephew (-aeeeghnprtw).

Definitions for great-nephew

noun

  1. a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.

Origin of great-nephew

First recorded in 1575-85

Examples for great-nephew

She had adopted her great-nephew Ronald while he was still quite a baby, and he could remember no other home than hers.

Jarvis Barrow, that's a strong witness, should have had another sort of great-nephew!

"I hope you aren't scratching up my books, sir," he observed, eying the pencil in his great-nephew's hand.

The next heir of the house of Alfred was a child, Eadgar the Etheling, the great-nephew of the deceased monarch.

If only Percy had been older and had a son, he could settle the money upon his great-nephew.

His successor and great-nephew Charles could give no better security to his ministries.

The thought that his great-nephew and his niece had actually slept there horrified him.

Mrs. Beauchamp said she had seen her great-nephew Nevil, but without a comment on his conduct or his person; grave silence.

The great-nephew, in a fury of blushes, dropped old John's hand with some vigour, and seized that of the next person in the line.

Her last act was to appoint Biren regent during the infancy of her great-nephew.

Word Value for great-nephew
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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