English Explanatory Dictionary

niece

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
  2. A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

nēs /niːs/ /nis/ en-us-niece.ogg

Word forms

niece nieces

Etymology

From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.

Synonyms

nift

Antonyms

nephew aunt uncle

Related words

dad mom brother sister grandfather grandmother cousin step-

Derived words

grandniece great-niece half niece niece fucker niece-in-law nieceless niecely nieceship niefling step-niece stepniece
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