nephew

neph·ew

 (nĕf′yo͞o)

n.

A son of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.

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[Middle English neveu, nepheu, from Old French nevo, neveu, from Latin nepōs; see nepōt- in Indo-European roots.]

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nephew

(ˈnɛvjuː; ˈnɛf-)

n

a son of one's sister or brother

[C13: from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs; related to Old English nefa, Old High German nevo relative]

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neph•ew

(ˈnɛf yu; esp. Brit. ˈnɛv yu)

n.

1. a son of one's brother or sister.

2. a son of one's spouse's brother or sister.

3. an illegitimate son of a clergyman.

4. Obs. a direct descendant, esp. a grandson.

[1250–1300; Middle English neveu < Old French < Latin nepōtem, acc. of nepōs nephew, grandson, akin to Old English nefa, Dutch neef, German Neffe, Old Norse nefi]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nephew - a son of your brother or sister   grandnephew, great-nephew - a son of your niece or nephew kinsman - a male relative niece - a daughter of your brother or sister

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Translations

إبْن الأخ أو إبْن الأخْتاِبنُ الْأَخِ

synovecneteř

nevø

NeffeNichte

ανηψιόςανιψιός

nevo

sobrino

sisarenpoika

neveu

nećak

unokaöcs

frændi; bróîur- eîa systursonur

nipotenipote maschio da parte di zio

甥

조카

dukterėčiasūnėnas

brāļadēlsbrāļameitamāsasdēlsmāsasmeita

neef

nevøniese

siostrzeniec

sobrinho

племянник

synovec

nečak

brorson/systerson

หลานชาย

yeğen

cháu trai

侄子侄子或外甥外甥

nephew

[ˈnevjuː] N → sobrino m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

nephew

[ˈnɛfjuː] n → neveu m
my nephew → mon neveu
my nieces and nephews → mes nièces et neveux

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

nephew

n → Neffe m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

nephew

[ˈnɛvjuː] n → nipote m (di zii)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nephew

(ˈnefjuː) – feminine niece (niːs) – noun

the son or daughter of a brother or sister. My sister's two sons are my nephews, and I am their uncle. neef, broerskind, susterskind إبْن الأخ أو إبْن الأخْت племенник sobrinho synovec, neteř der Neffe, die Nichte nevø ανιψιός, ανιψιάsobrino; sobrina vennapoeg, -tütar, õepoeg, -tütar پسر برادروخواهر sisaren/veljen lapsi neveu, nièce אַחייָן/ית भतीजा, भांजा nećak unokaöcs kemenakan laki-laki frændi; bróður– eða systursonur nipote 甥 조카 sūnėnas, dukterėčia brāļadēls; māsasdēls; brāļameita; māsasmeita anak saudara, anak buah lelaki neef nevø/niese bratanek, siostrzeniec يا وراره خورځه sobrinho nepot племянник synovec; neter nečak nećak bror-, systerson, brors-, systerdotter หลานชาย yeğen 姪子，外甥 небіж, племінник بھتيجا بھانجہ cháu trai 侄子，外甥

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nephew

→ اِبنُ الْأَخِ synovec nevø Neffe ανηψιός sobrino sisarenpoika neveu nećak nipote 甥 조카 neef nevø siostrzeniec sobrinho племянник brorson/systerson หลานชาย yeğen cháu trai 侄子或外甥

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nephew

n. sobrino.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

nephew

n sobrino

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