/ ˈnef·ju / add to word list a son of someone’s brother or sister, or a son of someone’s husband’s or wife’s sister or brother (definition of nephew from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) If your nephew has a sister, she is your niece. From old french neveu, from latin nepōs
Related to old english nefa, old high german nevo relative] When brothers or sisters have male children, you become an aunt or an uncle to a nephew Either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew)
Definition of nephew noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. 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. Discover everything about the word nephew in english A son of one's brother or sister.
While a mom, dad, sister, and brother are members of an immediate family, a nephew is part of your extended family because he's the son of a sibling
