nephew
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).
Other meanings
A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
A son of one's child.
Related words
- nephewish
- nephewless
- nephewly
- nephewship
- nevvy
- niefling
- stepnephew
- grandnephew
- great-nephew
- half nephew
- cardinal nephew
- cardinal-nephew
Word history
From Latin "nepos" (nepos, nepōtem).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “nephew” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.