niece
[ nees ]
/ nis /
noun
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
a daughter of a person's spouse's brother or sister.
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Origin of niece
1250–1300; Middle English nece < Old French < Vulgar Latin *neptia, for Latin neptis granddaughter; replacing Middle English nifte, Old English nift niece (cognate with Old Frisian, Old High German nift, Dutch nicht, Old Norse nipt) < Germanic; akin to Lithuanian neptė̃, Sanskrit naptī; cf. nephew
Words nearby niece
nidify, nidus, nidus avis, nidwalden, niebuhr, niece, niederrhein, niedersachsen, niederösterreich, niello, nielsen
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niece
/ (niːs) /
noun
a daughter of one's sister or brother
Word Origin for niece
C13: from Old French niece granddaughter, ultimately from Latin neptis granddaughter
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