English Explanatory Dictionary

nibling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɪblɪŋ/ nĭbʹlĭng LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nibling.wav En-us-nibling.mp3

Word forms

nibling niblings

Etymology

Blend of nephew or niece + sibling, coined by the American linguist Samuel Elmo Martin (1924–2009) in 1951.

Synonyms

nephling niefling
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