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grandnephew

/ˈɡrænnefjuː/noun

उच्चारण ग्रैन्नेफ़्यू

भतीजे या भांजे का बेटा, भतीजी या भांजी का बेटा

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    a son of your nephew or niece

    भतीजे या भांजे का बेटा, भतीजी या भांजी का बेटा

    • The old poet left his house to his grandnephew.
    • The old woman knitted a warm cap for her newborn grandnephew.
    • The old man loved to take his grandnephew to the park.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her grandnephew has just started school.
    • He gave his grandnephew a book on birds for his birthday.

    Synonyms great-nephew

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

grandnephew of + person

A grandnephew is the grandson of your brother or sister. Use of to name the great-uncle or great-aunt.

'Grandnephew' आपके भाई या बहन का पोता/नाती है। परदादा-परदादी आदि का नाम बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।

  • He is the grandnephew of the famous poet.
  • Radhika's grandnephew is learning the tabla.

my/his + grandnephew

A possessive links him to the great-uncle or great-aunt.

Possessive उसे बड़े चाचा/बुआ आदि से जोड़ता है।

  • My grandnephew visited me during the holidays.

great-nephew (alternative)

Great-nephew is another common word with the same meaning. Grandnephew is also written as grand-nephew.

'Great-nephew' का भी वही अर्थ है। 'Grandnephew' को 'grand-nephew' भी लिखा जाता है।

  • The old man left his house to his great-nephew.

grandnephew vs grandniece

Grandnephew is male; grandniece is female.

Grandnephew पुल्लिंग है; grandniece स्त्रीलिंग।

  • She has a grandnephew and two grandnieces.
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adjective + grandnephew

youngonlyeldestbelovedfavourite

  • The old lady's youngest grandnephew visits her often.

verb + grandnephew

meetgiftadoptteachname

  • He gifted a bicycle to his grandnephew.

possessive + grandnephew

myherhistheirour

  • Their grandnephew studies in London.

family relations

great-unclegreat-auntgrandniecenephewcousin

  • A grandnephew calls the brother of his grandparent his granduncle.

grandnephew + milestone

birth ofwedding ofnaming ofeducation of

  • The naming ceremony of her grandnephew was held at home.

उसके भतीजे के बेटे का नामकरण संस्कार घर पर हुआ।

grandnephew + relation

of his brotherof her sisterby marriagethrough his nephew

  • He is her grandnephew through her brother's son.

वह उसके भाई के बेटे के माध्यम से उसका भतीजे का बेटा है।

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  • The poet's grandnephew has published a book on his life.

कवि के भतीजे के बेटे ने उनके जीवन पर एक पुस्तक प्रकाशित की है।

  • My grandnephew is five years old and loves cricket.

मेरा भतीजे का बेटा पाँच वर्ष का है और उसे क्रिकेट पसंद है।

  • Radhika visited her grandnephew in Delhi last summer.

राधिका पिछली गर्मियों में दिल्ली में अपने भतीजे के बेटे से मिलने गई।

  • The grandnephew inherited his great-uncle's library.

भतीजे के बेटे को अपने बड़े चाचा का पुस्तकालय विरासत में मिला।

  • He told his grandnephew stories of the old city.

उसने अपने भतीजे के बेटे को पुराने शहर की कहानियाँ सुनाईं।

  • The grandnephew read his great-uncle's letters with interest.

भतीजे के बेटे ने अपने बड़े चाचा के पत्र रुचि से पढ़े।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is my grand nephew.

✓ He is my grandnephew.

Write grandnephew as one word (or great-nephew).

'Grandnephew' एक शब्द है (या 'great-nephew')।

✗ I have two grandnephew.

✓ I have two grandnephews.

After two use the plural.

Two के बाद plural आता है।