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petit-neveu

French, noun/pə.ti.n(ə).vø/

petit-neveu is a French masculine noun meaning “grandnephew (grandson of a sibling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fils du neveu ou de la nièce d'une personne. On est pour son petit-neveu un grand-oncle ou une grand-tante”.

What does petit-neveu mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegrandnephew (grandson of a sibling)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Fils du neveu ou de la nièce d'une personne. On est pour son petit-neveu un grand-oncle ou une grand-tante.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of petit-neveu

  • petits-neveux plural
  • petite-nièce feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce petit-neveu?

  • /pə.ti.n(ə).vø/
  • \pə.ti.nə.vø\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to petit-neveu

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.