nibling
American
[nib-ling]
/ ˈnɪb lɪŋ /
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
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