great-niece

noun

Examples of great-niece in a Sentence

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Two of Lydia Davies' great-nieces, Helen Roberts and Margaret Spooner, were in attendance, along with Davies' great-granddaughter Faith Reynolds. Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024 But Julie Summers, Irvine’s great-niece, tells National Geographic that this discovery refutes the theories that Chinese climbers found the explorers first. Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024 While speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the 7th Annual Black Love Summit in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 12, Washington, 47, recalled taking the stage with Harris’ great-nieces, Amara, 8, and Leela, 6, who helped explain how to pronounce their aunt's name. Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 Shortly after their discovery, the team informed Irvine’s family, including his great-niece Julie Summers, who has written a book about the climber. Issy Ronald, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 Elizabeth Gardner Hines, a great-niece of Gaston’s and a co-author of a biography called Black Titan, told me that Gaston’s conservative approach was understandable. Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024 Grey was the great-niece of Henry VIII and the cousin of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. All the cousins also play important roles and in some cases resemble their real-life counterparts. Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 16 July 2024 Survivors include her brother, George M. Fenwick, of Baltimore; two nieces, Marni Fenwick, of China, and Melanie D. Fenwick Thompson, of Snellville, Georgia; and great-nieces and great-nephews. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024 When the lifeguard died, his great-niece found the ring stashed away among his belongings. Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1602, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of great-niece was circa 1602

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“Great-niece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-niece. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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