niece
Meaning
- A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
Synonyms
brother’s daughter
sister’s daughter
step-daughter
grandchildnephew
HER sister’s son
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/niːs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.
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