A niece is female and a nephew is male, and they would call their parents' siblings aunt or uncle. From old french neveu, from latin nepōs Related to old english nefa, old high german nevo relative] Definition of nephew noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew)
Synonym, coordinate terms hypernyms, hyponyms Nephew meaning, definition, what is nephew The son of your brother or sister, or th. There are eight meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun nephew, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. The son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister
