grand-niece
noun [ C ] (also grandniece, grand nieces) uk/ˈɡrændˌniːs/ us/ˈɡrændˌniːs/
侄孙女(自己兄弟的儿女的女儿);外甥孙女 (自己姐妹的儿女的女儿)
the daughter of your nephew (= the son of your brother or sister) or niece (= the daughter of your brother or sister)
The biography was written by his grand-niece. 这本传记是他侄孙女写的。| 这本传记是他外甥孙女写的。
An elderly actor has his young grandniece come to stay. 一位年长的演员让他年幼的侄孙女来住。| 一位年长的演员让他年幼的外甥孙女来住。
Synonym: great-niece
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- He is haunted by the disappearance of his favourite grand-niece 30 years earlier.
- His wife was a grand-niece of the Queen Mother.
- He was originally my four-year old grand niece’s cat.