The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nephew \Neph"ew\ (n[e^]f"[-u]; in England n[e^]v"[-u]; 277), n. [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nep[=a]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]
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A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren].
--1 Tim. v. 4.If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers.
--Jer. Taylor. A cousin. [Obs.]
--Shak.The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
--Chaucer.
Wiktionary
n. (en-irregular plural of: grandchild)
WordNet
n. a child of your son or daughter
[also: grandchildren (pl)]
See grandchild
Usage examples of "grandchildren".
My grandchildren have been nagging me to make sure I remember to extend the invitation.
My children and grandchildren are heavyworlders, who face the same constraints I do.
But this new Zebara, this old man with the hooded eyes, the grandchildren he wanted to save, the head of External Security, could she trust this Zebara?
Dorotea was great: she treated him casually, as she would any of her grandchildren, and that relaxed attitude made many things easier for him.
So, to bring her grandchildren here in the safest possible fashion, she had assembled everyone on Deneb known to be Talented.
Seyes Real Esperito, Jeff said, and there was an edge to the tone of his mind to indicate to his grandchildren that T-5 Dr.
In fantasy stories, when my grandchildren were very young, for instance, I animated toys familiar to them, or modified characters from their favorite books and sent them off on adventures that did not frighten or cause them apprehension for the toy's safety.
They also like to take grandchildren to the park to ride on the merry-go-round, and to the lake to throw bread to the ducks and the geese and the swans.
They especially like to read stories to grandchildren from big books with lots of pictures.
Grandpas also like to shake hands, or pat grandchildren on their heads.
It was an enjoyable experience for me, and feedback from the family showed it was enjoyable for my grandchildren as well.
One of the many is that they are the grandparents of all their grandchildren, not just of one whom they chose to be their favorite.
My grandchildren liked the stories, and both they and I enjoyed the discussions that preceded the writing.
I suggested that his grandchildren have or will have families of their own and, in time, will also be grandparents.
Grandparenting is both here and now and for the long haul, and it influences grandchildren across their entire life span, not merely for the few years that grandparents were right there to offer guidance and hold them close.