English Explanatory Dictionary

nevvy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nephew.
  2. A grandson.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɛvi/

Word forms

nevvy nevvies nevey nevvie neffy nevy

Etymology

Possibly from neve and/or nephew + -y, but compare (now mostly obsolete) widespread dialectal forms such as /ˈɑːɡi/, /ˈɑɹɡi/ argy (“argue”) and /ˈvali/, /ˈvæli/ vally (“value”) with /i/ for unstressed standard English /juː/.

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