What's the difference between grandaunt and grandnephew?

Grandaunt


Definition:

  • (n.) The aunt of one's father or mother.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A maternal grandaunt also had preaxial polydactyly of the feet.
  • (2) Family history in one patient showed presence of abnormal hand movements, increasing spasticity and psychomotor retardation in a paternal great grandaunt who died at 7 years.

Grandnephew


Definition:

  • (n.) The grandson of one's brother or sister.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This includes the head of the Stock Exchange, the head of the Financial Services Authority, and even the prime minister, Lawrence Gonzi, who is a grandnephew of the former Archbishop of Malta.

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