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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.

She has five grandchildren and is expecting the sixth in December.

My grandson has learnt to read this year.

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This word is part of lesson 42.