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Can anyone explain why we say Great-aunt/uncle but grand niece/nephew?

Asked by Pandora (32206points) February 24th, 2012

Its pretty straight forward. I started thinking about it because I have a grand neice on the way and realized it makes me a great-aunt.
Are there any other relationship labels that don’t apply the same both ways?

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