great-niece

noun

Examples of great-niece in a Sentence

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What starts as a simple favor to keep her great-niece turns into a wild Halloween night filled with jump scares and pranks — but as usual, nothing frightens her more than bad manners and disrespect. Boo 2! Jane Lacroix, People.com, 13 July 2025 Gillispie, exonerated in 2017, plans to use the money to build a house, restore cars, and invest for his great-niece's future. Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 As previously announced, the show will be told through the lens of five of The Old Testament’s most important women: Sarah and her servant Hagar, Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah, and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah and Rachel. Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 June 2025 According to the Royal Watcher, Princess Astrid of Norway gave the accessory to her great-niece as a confirmation gift in 2019. Stephanie Petit, People.com, 24 June 2025 Madar had been connected to Gray’s family since 2020, when Gray’s great-niece, Clare Quinn, reached out to him through a Facebook group about the crash. Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025 Along with his 43-year Kraus, Flynn is survived by sisters Linda Flynn-Coyle and Patricia Flynn-Alexander (Craig), niece Shelby Myers (Mike), nephews Jeff Alexander (Shannon) and Sean Coyle and multiple great-nieces and -nephews. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 June 2025 The episodes will be told through the lens of five of The Bible’s most legendary women: Sarah and her former slave Hagar, Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah, and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah and Rachel. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025 Tompkins is the coach’s great-niece, The Daily Gazette of Schenectady and other local news outlets have reported. Angela Yang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025

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 19 Jul. 2025.

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great-niece

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