niece (redirected from nieces)

niece  (ns)

n.

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

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

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

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niece [niːs]

n

a daughter of one's sister or brother

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

niece [niːs] N → sobrina f

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

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niece

n → Nichte f

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niece [niːs] n → nipote f (di zii)

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niece [niːs] n → nipote f (di zii)

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niece nephew

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niece → بَنْت الأخت 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