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niece

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/niːs/
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/niːs/ · /nis/

Definition of niece

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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").
    “My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.”
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noun

  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").
    “My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.”
  2. A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

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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