niece

English

/niːs/, /nis/

noun
Definitions
  • A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

Etymology

Derived from Middle English nece (granddaughter, niece) derived from Old French nece (granddaughter, niece) derived from Latin *neptia, neptis (granddaughter) derived from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (niece, granddaughter, sister's son, grandchild).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*néptih₂

Gloss

niece, granddaughter, sister's son, grandchild

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

姪

Emoji

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