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Niece vs Grandchild - What's the difference?

niece | grandchild |

As nouns the difference between niece and grandchild

is that niece is while grandchild is a child of someone's child.

niece

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A daughter of someone’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
    • My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to gender) nephew * (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncle

    Derived terms

    * grandniece

    Hypernyms

    * nibling

    See also

    * dad / mom * brother / sister * grandfather / grandmother * cousin * step- ----

    grandchild

    English

    (wikipedia grandchild)

    Noun

    (grandchildren)
  • A child of someone's child.
  • * 1912 , :
    • ...he fell into amazement when he thought of the Herculean labours those fifteen pairs of hands had performed: of the cows they had milked, the butter they had made, the gardens they had planted, the children and grandchildren they had tended, the brooms they had worn out, the mountains of food they had cooked. It made him dizzy.

    Hyponyms

    * granddaughter * grandson

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to ancestry) grandparent