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nibling
[ nib-ling ]
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of nibling1
n(ephew) ( def ) or n(iece) ( def ) + (s)ibling ( def ); coined by U.S. linguist Samuel E. Martin (1924–2009) in 1951
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