niece
Americannoun
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a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
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a daughter of a person's spouse's brother or sister.
noun
Usage
Spelling tips for niece The word niece is hard to spell because it can be hard to remember the order of the i and e. Sometimes people want to spell it neice, which is incorrect.How to spell niece: The easiest way to remember how to spell niece is with the classic mnemonic device: “I before E, except after C."
Etymology
Origin of niece
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English nece, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin neptia (unrecorded), from Latin neptis “granddaughter”; replacing Middle English nifte, Old English nift; cognate with Old Frisian, Old High German nift, Dutch nicht, Old Norse nipt; akin to Lithuanian neptė̃, Sanskrit naptī; nephew
Example Sentences
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However, others defended the gig saying it was not advertised as just about KPop Demon Hunters and one writing that their niece had "the time of her life".
From BBC
They were also third-degree relatives, suggesting a connection such as great-aunt and niece or cousins.
From Science Daily
Emails included in the files show Josephson saying he would try to secure roles for Epstein’s niece and goddaughter.
From Los Angeles Times
Auntie North walked just as swiftly as her niece but glanced over her shoulder every few moments.
From Literature
He said his niece spends too much time on TikTok, which popularized a platform that provides endless scrolling of ultra-short-format videos.
From Barron's
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