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Niece vs Granddaughter - What's the difference?

niece | granddaughter |

As nouns the difference between niece and granddaughter

is that niece is 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") while granddaughter is the daughter 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- ----

    granddaughter

    English

    (wikipedia granddaughter)

    Alternative forms

    * grandaughter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The daughter of someone's child.

    • Synonyms

    * grandgirl

    Antonyms

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

    Hypernyms

    * grandchild