niece

(nēs)

The daughter of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.

[Middle English nece, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *neptia, from Latin neptis; see nepōt- in Indo-European roots.]

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niece

(niːs)

a daughter of one's sister or brother

[C13: from Old French niece granddaughter, ultimately from Latin neptis granddaughter]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

niece

(nis)

n.

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

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

3. an illegitimate daughter of a clergyman.

[1250–1300; Middle English nece < Old French < Vulgar Latin *neptia, for Latin neptis granddaughter; replacing Middle English nifte, Old English nift niece (c. Old Frisian, Old High German nift, Dutch nicht, Old Norse nipt) < Germanic; akin to Lithuanian neptė̃, Skt naptī; compare nephew]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

niece - a daughter of your brother or sister

grandniece, great-niece - a daughter of your niece or nephew

kinswoman - a female relative

nephew - a son of your brother or sister

Translations

بِنْتُ الْأَخِّ

племенница

neteř

niece

nevino

sisarentytär

nećakinja

unokahúg

nipote nipote femmina da parte di zio

姪

조카딸

neter

nečakinja

brorsdotter/systerdotterniece

หลานสาว

yeğen

cháu gái

侄女或外甥女

niece

[niːs] N → sobrina f

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

niece

[ˈniːs] n → nièce f
my niece → ma nièce
my nieces and nephews → mes nièces et neveux

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

niece

n → Nichte f

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

niece

[niːs] n → nipote f (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.

niece

→ بِنْتُ الْأَخِّ neteř niece Nichte ανηψιά sobrina sisarentytär nièce nećakinja nipote 姪 조카딸 nichtje niese siostrzenica sobrinha племянница brorsdotter/systerdotter หลานสาว yeğen cháu gái 侄女或外甥女

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

niece

n. sobrina.

niece

n sobrina

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"The circumstances under which my niece Isabel has left Lady Lydiard's house," Miss Pink proceeded, "are so indescribably painful--I will go further, I will say so deeply humiliating--that I have forbidden her to refer to them again in my presence, or to mention them in the future to any living creature besides myself.

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While Sancho Panza and his wife, Teresa Cascajo, held the above irrelevant conversation, Don Quixote's niece and housekeeper were not idle, for by a thousand signs they began to perceive that their uncle and master meant to give them the slip the third time, and once more betake himself to his, for them, ill-errant chivalry.

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Eustace Macallan) was my niece. She was the only child of my sister, and she lived under my roof after the time of her mother's death.

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My niece is a very exceptional person, and I am not inclined to sit still while she throws herself away on those who will not appreciate her."

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He regarded the young man sternly without removing his hat; with one hand clasped his niece, and with the other, in which he held his riding-whip, motioned him towards the door.

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Carbury, confined to the sofa by a spinal malady, had been hitherto dependent on her niece for one of the few pleasures she could enjoy, the pleasure of having the best new novels read to her as they came out.

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Arnold was at a loss how to approach Sir Patrick on the subject of his niece without reminding him of his domestic responsibilities on the one hand, and without setting himself up as a target for the shafts of Sir Patrick's wit on the other.

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As Miss Emmerson by no means held the good qualities of the guest, who had just left them, in so high an estimation as did her niece, she proceeded quietly and with great composure in the exercise of her daily duties; not in the least suspecting the real distress that, from a variety of causes, this sudden separation had caused to her ward.

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There is no one in the house save my sister-in-law, niece, and nephew, and a poor invalid gentleman who, I am sorry to say, is confined to his bed.

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Vernon and her niece; for the former soon perceived, by the style of Frederica's letters, that they were written under her mother's inspection!

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Why will you not confide in me for the management of my niece? Why will you interpose?

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In all his niece's family and friends, there could be but one opinion, one wish on the subject; the influence of all who loved her must incline one way.

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