A niece is female and a nephew is male, and they would call their parents' siblings aunt or uncle. From old french neveu, from latin nepōs Related to old english nefa, old high german nevo relative] Definition of nephew noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew)
Synonym, coordinate terms hypernyms, hyponyms Nephew meaning, definition, what is nephew The son of your brother or sister, or th. A son of one's brother or sister. See examples of nephew used in a sentence. While a mom, dad, sister, and brother are members of an immediate family, a nephew is part of your extended family because he's the son of a sibling
If your nephew has a sister, she is your niece. There are eight meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun nephew, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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