nephew
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- noun
- /ˈnɛfju/
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- My sister's son, who is my nephew, just started school this year.
- nieces and nephews
- aunts and nephews
- uncles and nephews
You know, my, my nephew was born with autism.
- You know, my, my nephew was born with autism.
- They they kill his nephew and they steal this little girl.
- So Faulkner writes to his nephew, Jimmy Faulkner.
- He uses Christmas lights to write his nephew's name on there.
- I'm grateful for my nieces and nephews all started school this week.
- So my nephew was born in May.
- So my nephew Isaiah runs to the top floor.
- Imagine you're like, I don't know, nephew, niece, son, daughter.
- But like he, he, his nephew was watching his son.
- And he goes, Dee's nephew, he didn't even call him Swiss.
Examples
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Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was the nephew of Napoleon.
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Joe, give my nephew a drink.
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And she took her sister and her nephew out to lunch.
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But maybe I will give these to my nephew who will be here very soon.
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And what of my nephew?
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My nephew Carey's coming out this weekend.
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And her sons, my nephews, were the stars of the show.
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I once stayed with his elegant nephew in Sicily, where he runs a hotel with his wife.
Academic text (2012) -
I'm here with Peaches and my little nephew Travis.
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Philbert remained behind to meet the nephew he'd seen only in photographs.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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A person who is in your family by blood or marriage
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A man who is a family member by birth
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How Close
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Nephew comes from the old Latin word nepos, which meant 'descendant' or 'grandson'. It is the same family root as niece, so you can remember a nephew as your brother or sister's child — a close family 'descendant'.