nephewnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈnef.juː//ˈnev.juː/us/ˈnef.juː//ˈnev.juː/B1 a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of your husband or wife
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niece
Examples
- He hit the headlines two years ago when he was arrested for selling drugs to the prime minister's nephew.
- They were murmuring about the boss's nephew getting the job.
- She'd always had a soft spot for her younger nephew.
- I watched my two-year-old nephew toddling around after his puppy.
- I took my two-year old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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