nibling

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 References

[edit] English

The term “nibling” is considered a neologism based on standardized Wiktionary criteria. Neologisms are newly acknowledged terms. They typically have not been in circulation long enough or widely enough for their social status to be determined. Neologisms can be nonces, slang terms, or even illiteracies. The citation of “nibling” may be restricted to certain other contexts that have not been fully investigated, such as industry jargon or regional use. The term may not generally be understood even within those contexts.

[edit] Etymology

Formed from nephew/niece by analogy with sibling.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'nɪblɪŋ/

[edit] Noun

nibling (plural niblings)

1. A nephew or niece, especially in the plural or as a gender-neutral term.
   • 1989 November, Gacs, Women Anthropologists: Selected Biographies, University of Illinois Press

     She was close to her family, particularly her younger “siblings and niblings.”

   • 1998 May, D.J. Kruger, Relative worth across disparate types of assistance [1]

     Kin selection was strongest for choices between sibling and friend, decreasing across sibling vs. nibling, nibling vs. friend, and nibling vs. cousin.

   • 1999 June, Jay Miller, Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey, University of Nebraska Press

     Most distinctive of the system, therefore, were the two terms for parental siblings and for niblings, which occurred only among the Salish and neighboring Southern Nootkans.

   • 2004 January 29, Rabbi Josh Yuter, Nibling News, Yutopia [2]
   • 2005 February, N. J. Enfield, "The Body as a Cognitive Artifact in Kinship Representations", Current Anthropology, Volume 46, Number 1

     Cousins are informally referred to by the same terms used for siblings, but officially one has an aunt/uncle-nibling relationship with one's cousins

   • 2005 June 1, Sean M Theriault, The Power Of The People, Ohio State University Press

     But, it is my niblings² who taught me how to love.

   • 2005 December 7, "castiron" Casteel, The Bog of Lost Scholars [3]

     Next up: Probably Baby Norgi for my nibling, though I also have socks and fingerless mitts that need starting.

[edit] Hyponyms

a nephew or niece

• nephew
• niece

[edit] Related terms

• sibling

[edit] Translations

• Spanish: sobrino, (no de sexo masculino, sino refiriéndose a cualquier sexo)

[edit] References

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