niece

niece · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A daughter of one's brother or sister; a daughter of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

Forms

plural: nieces

Related words

Antonyms: nephew
See also: aunt, nephew, uncle

Etymology

From Old French niece ("niece, granddaughter"), from Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis ("granddaughter, niece"), feminine of nepos ("grandson, nephew"). The word originally meant both "granddaughter" and "niece" but narrowed to just "niece" in English.