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- Dictionarynephew/ˈnɛvjuː/
noun
- 1. a son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law: "he held up his little nephew in his arms"
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NEPHEW definition: 1. a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of your husband or wife 2. a…. Learn more.
noun. a son of one's brother or sister. a son of one's spouse's brother or sister. an illegitimate son of a clergyman who has vowed celibacy (used as a euphemism). Obsolete. a direct descendant, especially a grandson.
1. : a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law. 2. obsolete : a lineal (see lineal sense 3) descendant. especially : grandson. Examples of nephew in a Sentence.
A nephew is the son of your sibling. This makes you the aunt or uncle of that nephew. While a mom, dad, sister, and brother are members of an immediate family, a nephew is part of your extended family because he's the son of a sibling.
NEPHEW meaning: 1. a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of your husband or wife 2. a…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a son of one's brother or sister. 2. a son of one's spouse's brother or sister. 3. an illegitimate son of a clergyman who has vowed celibacy (used as a euphemism) 4. obsolete. a direct descendant, esp. a grandson.
Definition of nephew noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
