Nephew

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A son of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.
  • n. The illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic who has taken a vow of celibacy.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A grandchild; sometimes, a more remote lineal descendant.
  • n. A cousin.
  • n. The son of one's brother or sister. This is now the usual meaning. Sometimes, in the interpretation of wills, the word is understood as including also ‘grandnephew.’
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a son of your brother or sister
    • Antonym
    aunt    uncle    niece   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    kinsman   
    Hyponym
    great-nephew    grandnephew   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cousin   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    grandnephew   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    niece    cousin    grandson    daughter    uncle    heir    brother-in-law    grandfather    son-in-law    grandchild   
     
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