nephew
See also: Nephew
English
Etymology
From Middle English nevew, neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Old French neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Latin nepōtem (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“grandchild, sister's son”). Doublet of neve.
Pronunciation
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Noun
nephew (plural nephews)
- A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
- Synonym: (obsolete) neve
- Coordinate term: niece
- Hypernym: nibling
- Hyponyms: fraternal nephew, sororal nephew
- (archaic) A son of one's child.
- Synonym: grandson
- 1567, Arthur Golding (translator), The XV Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, Book 1,[1]
- Hir father many a time and oft would say my daughter deere,
- Of Nephewes thou my debtour art, their Graundsires heart to chéere.
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Middle English
Noun
nephew
- Alternative form of nevew
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