nibling

American  

[nib-ling] / ˈnɪb lɪŋ /

1. a child of one’s sibling, such as a niece or nephew, especially used in the plural or as a gender-neutral term: My nibling started their new job last week.

   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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Etymology

Origin of nibling

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

Example Sentences

It does seem a little chilly or detached not to go meet your new nibling, sure, if we subject the basics of this situation to almost zero scrutiny.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2022

I’m about to get my first nibling and I don’t really care that much, I guess?

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2020

Although not hungry in the usual sense of the word, I had begun to grow rather empty, and was nibling out of a box of Chocolates when Sis came.

From Bab: a Sub-Deb by Rinehart, Mary Roberts