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Grandson vs Nephew - What's the difference?

grandson | nephew |

As nouns the difference between nephew and grandson

is that nephew is a son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew) while grandson is a son of one's child.

grandson

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A son of one's child.

    • Synonyms

    * grandboy

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to gender) granddaughter * (with regard to ancestry) grandmother, grandfather

    Hypernyms

    * grandchild

    nephew

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nephew) (en noun)
  • A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (with regards to gender) niece * (with regards to ancestry) uncle, aunt

    Hypernyms

    * nibling

    Derived terms

    * great-nephew * half nephew