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Nephew vs Grandsons - What's the difference?

nephew | grandsons |

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

    grandsons

    English

    Noun

    (head)