niece

niece

N0099600 (nēs)n. The daughter of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.

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[Middle English nece, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *neptia, from Latin neptis; see nepōt- in Indo-European roots.]

niece

(niːs) na daughter of one's sister or brother[C13: from Old French niece granddaughter, ultimately from Latin neptis granddaughter]

niece

(nis)

n. 1. a daughter of one's brother or sister. 2. a daughter of one's spouse's brother or sister. 3. an illegitimate daughter of a clergyman. [1250–1300; Middle English nece < Old French < Vulgar Latin *neptia, for Latin neptis granddaughter; replacing Middle English nifte, Old English nift niece (c. Old Frisian, Old High German nift, Dutch nicht, Old Norse nipt) < Germanic; akin to Lithuanian neptė̃, Skt naptī; compare nephew]

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Noun

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niece - a daughter of your brother or sistergrandniece, great-niece - a daughter of your niece or nephewkinswoman - a female relativenephew - a son of your brother or sister

Translations

侄女或外甥女

nephew

(ˈnefjuː) – feminine niece (niːs) – noun the son or daughter of a brother or sister. My sister's two sons are my nephews, and I am their uncle. 姪子，外甥 侄子，外甥

niece

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