Translation
grandson, grandchild
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Word origin
From Latin nepos ('grandson, nephew'), through a Vulgar Latin form neptus. The same Latin root gives English 'nephew' and 'nepotism'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nepos
- English cognates
- nephew, nepotism
Grammar
Examples
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My grandmother adores her first grandson.
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The grandparents look after their grandchildren at weekends.
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The little grandson looks a lot like his grandfather.
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She has five grandchildren and is expecting the sixth in December.
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My grandson has learnt to read this year.
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nieto: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 11: nieto, alquiler, huh and 7 more words.