nee

or née

[ ney ]

/ neɪ /

adjective

born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name): Madame de Staël, nee Necker.

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Origin of nee

1750–60; < French, feminine of né (past participle of naître to be born) ≪ Latin nātus (see native)

Words nearby nee

nedc, nedda, neddy, nederland, nedette, nee, need, need like a hole in the head, needed, needfire, needful

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Example sentences from the Web for nee

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Wilt thou be sworn thou seest dame Chat this woman's nee'le have?Diccon.
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At after we lost him, these bad times coom on, an' neaw, aw think we're poo'd deawn as nee to th' greawnd as ony body can be.
Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine|Edwin Waugh
He has almost undone us all—that is as true as steel— And yet for all this great ado cham never the near my nee'le!Baily.
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Come down and help to seek here our nee'le, that it were found.
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British Dictionary definitions for nee

née

nee

/ (neɪ) /

adjective

indicating the maiden name of a married womanMrs Bloggs née Blandish

Word Origin for née

C19: from French: past participle (fem) of naître to be born, from Latin nascī

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