niece
noun
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
nieces
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pluralof niece.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Alicia Schifferle, Mikaela’s sister, knew she had to give the competition everything she had for her future nieces and nephews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Genesis Ramirez, 34, a hairdresser, was looking for her nieces in the wreckage of one building.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
One of my nieces recently messaged me about a sentence in a children’s book.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
I plan to leave my estate to my nieces and nephews, but I’m struggling with how to divide it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
I loved him for all sorts of reasons: He cooked without recipes; he wrote nonsense poems for his nieces; his large, warm family had accepted me as one of their own.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
