nibling

[ nib-ling ]

/ ˈnɪb lɪŋ /

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a child of one’s sibling, such as a niece or nephew, especially used in the plural or as a gender-neutral term: I generally get along with kids quite well—my niblings ask me to play whenever I visit my sister.My nibling started their new job last week.

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Origin of nibling

n(ephew) or n(iece) + (s)ibling; coined by U.S. linguist Samuel E. Martin (1924–2009) in 1951

Words nearby nibling

nibble, nibbler, Nibelung, Nibelungenlied, niblick, nibling, nibs, NIC, nicad, Nicaea, Nicaean