Grandchildren

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nephew \Neph"ew\ (n[e^]f"[-u]; in England n[e^]v"[-u]; 277), n.
     [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L.
     nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel.
     nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr.
     nep[=a]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf. {Niece},
     {Nepotism}.]


     1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
        [Obs.]
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              But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver.
              {grandchildren}].                     --1 Tim. v. 4.
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              If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker
              to their grandfathers than to their fathers. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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     2. A cousin. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law
        or sister-in-law. --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grandchild
       n : a child of your son or daughter
       [also: {grandchildren} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grandchildren
       See {grandchild}

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes 
  these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they 
  can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16.