nevvy

English

Alternative forms

• nevey, nevvie, neffy, nevy [19th century]

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.