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单词 nephew
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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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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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nephewnoun [ C ]

us/ˈnef·ju/

a son of someone’s brother or sister, or a son of someone’s husband’s or wife’s sister or brother

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