Jean in Newcastle Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Just one of those wondering things. I just talked to one of my great nieces. I have 9 great-nieces and nephews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Not yet, but I have several nieces in their twenties so it probably won't be long. Wow, that's a strange thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlady Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Yes I am. I have several great nieces and great nephews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have 4 great nephews and 3 great nieces. It's like seeing their parents as children all over again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Me! My niece just had her second baby this week. My brother, the grandfather, is only 48, and his wife, the grandmother, is only 45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 :eek: Dh and I are the oldest in our families. My oldest niece is 17. I hope I have a very long time to go until she makes me a great-aunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEJ Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I am not even a regular Aunt yet! Wah! I'm done having kids and miss babies! I can't wait to be an Aunt! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonesinIndiana Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes! I have 16 great nieces and nephews. My girls are just a year or so older than my oldest great niece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I thought great aunt is short form for great grand aunt until I check out the meaning. My dad is the youngest so I was a grandaunt in my 20s, my brother is a granduncle in his teens. My oldest nephew is my age. Many of my nephews and nieces have kids and I haven't done a recent roll call so I don't know how many. My oldest grandnephew would be 18 years old and my youngest niece is 3 :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I refer to them as step-grand-nieces and nephews. My brother has stepkids who are in their 30s, and they have kids who range in age from 7 to 19. I guess it won't be too long before I have step-great-grand nieces/nephews. I also have a (not step) niece aged 22 and nephew aged 19, so there could be (not step) great nieces/nephews on the way before too long. (PS if it sounds cold when I call the steps "steps," I do this because they were pretty old when my brother married and always had their own dad in their lives. I've never really thought of myself as their "aunt." But I do call their kids my kids' "cousins.") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvneck Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I'm 41 and I have a great-nephew who is almost two years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes, but just one with no more on the horizon for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes. I have a great-nephew and a great-niece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes - I have nine great nieces and six great nephews. The oldest is 15 and the youngest is two. ETA: My nieces and nephews are all in their 30's - that makes me feel old! We need a smilie with grey hair and a cane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 No, but I have a niece and nephew that are both in their 20s. Neither is married yet, but I expect my nephew to be engaged any day now :). It seems strange, but it could happen any time. When I think of a Great Aunt, I think of my husband's Great Aunt who will turn 90 this summer. My family always called great aunts just Aunt, they all lived far away, and I only met any of them a couple of times, none are still living. Anyway, that leaves me thinking of a great aunt as someone quite distant and quite old - not me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 No, but I sure loved my great aunt and uncle! Great Aunt just died at 99! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari C in SC Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I just turned 43 and I have 12 great nieces and nephews. And I have grandchildren in love... They are my oldest son's best friend's 3 kids. His best friend is not close with his parents and asked us to be surrogate grandparents. It has been a baby palooza in our family the last 5 years. Sometimes it stings because my son would be 26 and I always wonder what his babies would be like, but I am so thankful to have these babies to love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Almost ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have one great-grandniece. ETA: 10 grandnephews and 4 grandneices. Took me a few minutes to figure that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes! I have 16 great nieces and nephews. My girls are just a year or so older than my oldest great niece. Yes, my kids are closer in age to their second cousins than they are to their first cousins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 yes, I have several great-nieces and nephews. I'm also a grandma x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaac_megan Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hmm...I was born an aunt. I am 41 and I actually have a great-great grand niece. I think that's right. If anyone has a better/more accurate term, I'd love to know it. My niece is a grandma. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes! We have a 2 year old great-nephew and 5 month old great-niece. They are the children of our only niece (on my dh's side). My only nephew (on my side) is a special needs adult and won't ever have any children. Our niece says she wants one more, so we are hopeful. The only problem is they live 10.5 hours away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes, by marriage (dh's relatives) to 11 great-nieces and great-nephews. No great-greats yet, but that's possible in the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddcrook Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes. We have 6 great-nephews and 5 great-nieces. A few of them are older than our kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I am a fantastic aunt! :lol: But, no. All of my nieces and nephew are under 6. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeteranMom Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 My niece had her first baby in November at the age of 27. She made my sister a grandma at 48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I'm not, but all my siblings are ;) I'm the grandma :) My oldest was seven before he had any cousins, so it may be a few years before I reach great status. Once I do though, I suspect that they'll start rolling in, as I have 15 nieces and nephews. I'll most likely start adding a couple grands around the same time. For the next decade at least one will turn 18 every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have one brother who has one daughter. (My brother has one sister who has one son. :D) She has twins, a boy and girl, so I have a great niece and great nephew who are actual blood relatives. On dh's side there are 9 assorted great nieces and great nephews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I became a great aunt at the ripe old age of 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Ack--I didn't even think about it until now but we have two great-nephews, one on each side. I know about the nephews, of course, just not its implication to my greatness. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have nine great-nieces & nephews on dh's side. (all younger than dudeling) one niece is expecting twins - so it will be 11 come june. Maybe one of these days I'll be a grandma . . . .the first one is getting married in 8 days, but I don't think they're in any rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzybluecheese Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have 11 great-nieces and 10 great-nephews, most of whom are older than my youngest. I also have 2 great-great nieces and 1 great-great nephew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I was an aunt the moment I was born so, yes, I have some grand nieces/nephews. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernal Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Oh my gosh! I JUST realized when I read this thread title that I will be a great aunt in 6 weeks! And I'm going to the baby shower tomorrow. Wow. Just wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Someone has to explain grandniece to me. I'm foggy, but it IS late. My little brother has a grandchild. That makes me a great aunt and him a grandnephew? I have no grandchildren. By my math that makes me younger than my little brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have a nephew who is 2 years older than I am. He had a child, before I did, so I was a great-aunt, before I was 20yo....LOL I don't have contact with that side of the family, but since my great-niece is in her mid-twenties, I could have easily be a great-great-aunt before I was forty. My dd8.....is my great-niece :thumbup: Of what I know for certain, I have 9 nieces and nephews between the ages of 17-33 and 2 more in their mid-forties. I have at least 10 great-niece/nephews but could easily have more since I not in contact with my family. We have a big family....My mom alone has 26 direct dependents (child, grands, and great grands). We are not a religious family, just quite fertile. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 My nephews and nieces range in age from 6-20 with the 20 year old being 7 years older than the next oldest so no, no I do not. Thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom@shiloh Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 My dh and I are both the youngest in our large families, so right now I have at least 40 great nephews and nieces, and a few great, great nephews and nieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yep to 3 cuties, that aren't much younger than my 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I guess so, My DH's sister's daughter just had a baby - does that make a great nephew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2att Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Someone has to explain grandniece to me. I'm foggy, but it IS late. My little brother has a grandchild. That makes me a great aunt and him a grandnephew? I have no grandchildren. By my math that makes me younger than my little brother. It makes you a grand aunt, because your brother is GRANDpa to your grandnephew. Your parents are the child's great-grandparents, and your parent's siblings would be the child's great-grand aunts/uncles. The generation above the child's parents is the "grand" generation, the generation above that is the "great-grand." And then you just keep adding greats. I am spending the weekend babysitting my two sweet grandnephews and loving every minute of it. Though I get funny looks when I call them that because most everyone says "great aunt" instead of "grand aunt." But I am officially grand aunt to four. My nieces who were born when I was in my teens are all having babies now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Dh is the youngest in his family, and they're very spread out in age. His oldest niece is only a few years younger than me (so in her 40's already), she has three kids who are in elementary school. And my second-oldest niece (she's got to be about 22?) just got married, so I'm guessing there will soon be more. I have a nephew in his 30's as well - but he isn't married. Thank heavens on my side, it's just me and my brother, and he's younger. My nephews on that side are about the same ages as my kids, so I feel a bit less old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianAlison+3boys Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I'm not but I'm still in my (late) 20s. I do have 4 nephews and 3 nieces and a heart neice (not really mine but I love her like she is) so far, and with all siblings tallied between DH and I we have 8 siblings who are still child bearing age and of those four still definitely want more children. I figure I'll be a great aunt many many many times over eventually but our oldest nephew just turned 8 yesterday so we have a looooong time to go. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 DH and I are the oldest in our families. I'm not even an aunt yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Nope and I never will be. I have no nieces or nephews. I do have some great aunts who are still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 It makes you a grand aunt, because your brother is GRANDpa to your grandnephew. Your parents are the child's great-grandparents, and your parent's siblings would be the child's great-grand aunts/uncles. The generation above the child's parents is the "grand" generation, the generation above that is the "great-grand." And then you just keep adding greats. I think this may be partly regional. Great-aunt (no grands) is more common, and not incorrect, even though it's 'unbalanced' (my great-grandmother's sister is my great-great aunt). Here's a definition from a site that explains it (it also goes into things like first cousins once removed if you're curious about that :) ) The numbers refer to a detailed chart on the site. Uncles, Aunts Uncle: III-2, III-8. A brother of one of your parents Aunt: III-1, III-9. A sister of one of your parents Great Uncle: II-2, II-7. A brother of one of your 4 grandparents. I thought about recommending the less commonly used title Grand Uncle (or Grand Aunt) because these individuals are in the same generation as your grandparents. When they are referred to as Great relatives, it seems to imply that they are in the generation prior to your grandparents’ generation. I suspect, though, that Great is so well established that it is unlikely to replaced by Grand. And you share more genetic information with your Grandparents than you do with your Great Uncles, so perhaps using Great rather than Grand is an acknowledgment of that genetic difference (vide supra, Grandfather; vide infra, Grand Nephew vs. Great Nephew). Great Aunt: II-1, II-8. A sister of one of your 4 grandparents Great-Great Uncle: I-1. A brother of one of your 8 great grandparents. Note the slightly confusing terminology – the siblings of your great grandparents have two “greats†in their relationship title, compared to only one “great†in their sibling, your great grandparent. Great-Great Aunt: I-10. A sister of one of your 8 great grandparents. Nephew, Nieces Nephew, Niece: V-4, V-6, V-5, V-7. The son and daughter, respectively, of your sibling. Great Nephew (Grand Nephew), Great Niece (Grand Niece): VI-2, VI-3. The son and daughter, respectively, of your nephew or niece. In genealogy circles, it is more common to use Grand rather than Great, on the basis that this relative is as many generations removed from you as your grandparent is, only in the other direction. However, in my view, if the siblings of your grandparents are Great Uncles and Great Aunts, then it seems to me that there is greater symmetry in calling them Great Nephew rather than Grand Nephew. Besides, you share as much genetic information with your Great Nephew as you do with your Great Aunt, so from that standpoint it makes more sense to go with Great rather than Grand (vide supra, Great Uncle, Grandfather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I just became an aunt for the fifth and sixth time. My eldest nephew is 29 and working on his career - I can't see him and his partner having children quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLMom Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes, I have 7 great nieces/nephews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hmm...I was born an aunt. I am 41 and I actually have a great-great grand niece. I think that's right. If anyone has a better/more accurate term, I'd love to know it. My niece is a grandma. Me too! I don't even know how many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews I have. I come from a large, far-flung family. I don't think any of the greats are old enough to go to the great-great level, though. ETA: Silly me! Yes, I do have some great-greats. At least 4, I think. (Did I mention we're not a close family? LOL) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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