Do You Hyphenate Great Niece?

Are great relatives hyphenated? Yes. Great-aunt, great-nephew, great-great-grandmother, great-great-grandfather ('great' and 'hyphen' both have an 'e'). Without the hyphen, your great grandmother would be notably wonderful or large.

Is it correct to say great niece or grand niece?

Grandniece and great-niece are interchangeable terms that describe the daughter of a person's niece or nephew. Grandniece aligns more traditionally with the term grandson, but "great" in the expression great-niece means one generation removed, according to the website Grammarphobia.

How do you write great niece?

A: A “grandniece” and a “great-niece” (also written “great niece”) are the same. So yes, the terms are interchangeable. Similarly, a “grandaunt” is the same as a “great-aunt” (also written “great aunt”).

Sarah Jenkins

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