nephew

[neph·ew]

A nephew is the son of your sister or brother. This makes you the aunt or uncle of that nephew.

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A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.

Noun
a son of your brother or sister


n.
A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.

n.
A cousin.

n.
The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.


Nephew

Neph"ew (?; in England ; 277), n. [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, gr. , pl., brood, young, Skr. nep'bet grandson, descendant. &root;262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.] 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.]
But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren,].
If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers.
2. A cousin. [Obs.] Shak. 3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer.

A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.

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