grandnieces

Nieces' or nephews' daughters

Grandnieces is the plural of grandniece—the daughter of one's niece or nephew.

The term describes a relationship two generations removed: She left her jewelry to her grandnieces.

Also called great-nieces.

lineage

ancestry

Family line of descent

heritage · descent · pedigree · forebears · ancestors · descendants · progeny · posterity · inheritance · succession

kinship

great-aunt

Parent's aunt

kin · kindred · kinfolk · extended family · siblings · aunts · uncles · nephews · in-laws · family members

generations

great-grandparents

Grandparents' own parents

generational gap · family legacy · passing down · heirlooms · traditions · intergenerational · succession · continuity · future generations

Opposites
gender within the same relational category

grandniecesgrandnephews

Brothers' or sisters' grandsons

grandnephew · great-nephews

generational direction

grandniecesgreat-aunts

Grandparents' sisters

grandaunts · great-grandaunts · ancestors · great-uncles · great-grandparents

direct vs. collateral lineage

grandniecesgranddaughters

Female offspring's female offspring

great-granddaughters · grandsons · grandchildren · great-grandchildren · direct descendants

Family

grandniece

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