nevvy

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English neve, nevi, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English nefa (nephew, grandson), and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse nefi (nephew, kinsman); both from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *nefô (nephew), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *nepoter-, *nepo- (grandchild, sister's son). More at neve.

Noun

nevvy (plural nevvies)

  1. (colloquial, UK dialectal) A nephew.
  2. (UK dialectal) A grandson.