nephew

neph·ew  (nfy)

n.

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

2. The illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic who has taken a vow of celibacy.

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

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nephew [ˈnɛvjuː ˈnɛf-]

n

a son of one's sister or brother

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

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

Translations

nephew [ˈnevjuː] N → sobrino m

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

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nephew

n → Neffe m

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nephew [ˈnɛvjuː] n → nipote m (di zii)

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nephew [ˈnɛvjuː] n → nipote m (di zii)

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nephew

n nephew [ˈnefjuː]

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 synovec, neteř nevø der Neffe, die Nichte ανιψιός, ανιψιά sobrino; 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 (maschio; di zio o di zia) 甥 조카 sūnėnas, dukterėčia brāļadēls; māsasdēls; brāļameita; māsasmeita anak saudara, anak buah lelaki neef nevø/niese bratanek, siostrzeniec sobrinho nepot племянник synovec; neter nečak nećak bror-, systerson, brors-, systerdotter หลานชาย (erkek) yeğen 姪子，外甥 небіж, племінник بھتيجا بھانجہ cháu trai 侄子，外甥

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nephew → ابن الأخ 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