niece

Meaning

1. 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").
2. A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

Synonyms

nephew

brother’s daughter

granddaughter

sister’s daughter

brother-in-law

child

🧒

daughter

girl

👧

grandchild

grandson

nephew-in-law

nibling

niece-in-law

offspring

sister

👩‍👧

son

uncle

aunt

step-daughter

grandchildnephew

daughter-in-law

HER sister’s son

descendant

Translations

nièce

Nichte

sobrina

nipote

nicht

sobrinha

neboda

ανεψιά

neveu

ανιψιά

nichtje

yeğen

nièce fraternelle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/niːs/

Etymology

Cognate with French: nièce

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.