niece

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Hypernyms 1.4 See also 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Hyponyms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /niːs/, SAMPA: /ni:s/
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• Rhymes: -iːs
• Homophones: Nice

[edit] Etymology

Via Middle English and Old French (modern: nièce), ultimately from Latin neptis

[edit] Noun

niece (plural nieces)

1. A daughter of someone’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either or one's brother ("fraternal niece") or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

[edit] Translations

[edit] Antonyms

• (with regard to gender) nephew
• (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncle

[edit] Derived terms

• grandniece

[edit] Hypernyms

• nibling

[edit] See also

• dad / mom
• brother / sister
• grandfather / grandmother
• cousin
• step-

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for niece	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	niece	niecen	niecer	niecerna
Possessive form	nieces	niecens	niecers	niecernas

niece c.

1. niece

[edit] Hyponyms

• brorsdotter
• systerdotter