As nouns the difference between nephew and grandsons
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 grandsons is .
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