el
masculine
/ˈnjeto/
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Translation
grandson, grandchild
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
Gendermasculine
Pluralnietos
Examples
primer .
My grandmother adores her first grandson.
.
The grandparents look after their grandchildren at weekends.
.
The little grandson looks a lot like his grandfather.
sexto diciembre.
She has five grandchildren and is expecting the sixth in December.
.
My grandson has learnt to read this year.
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