Grandnephews

/ɡrændˈnɛfjuːz/ noun

Definition

The plural form of grandnephew; multiple male children of one's nieces or nephews.

Etymology

The plural of grandnephew, formed by adding -s. This follows standard English pluralization rules for compound kinship terms.

Kelly Says

Plurals of kinship terms are interesting because they force us to think about whether we're counting individuals or family relationships—'my grandnephews' focuses on them as individual people to you!

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