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Nephew

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niecenounA 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").

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cousinnoun(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.
brothernounSon of the same parents as another person.
grandsonnounA son of one's child.
kinnoun(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
grandchildnounA child of someone's child.
ibnnoun(in Arabic names) son of
neveunounA surname from French.
sobrinonoun
niblingnoun(originally chiefly anthropology, often in the plural) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece.
nevenoun(rare or obsolete) Nephew.
neposa Latin word originally meaning “grandson” or “descendant", that evolved with time to signify "nephew".
kinsmannounA male relative.
sororal nephewnounThe son of one's sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)
niecenounA 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").
nephnoun(rare, slang) A nephrologist.
nephew-in-lawnounSomeone's niece's husband
grandnephewnounA grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandniecenounA granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)
first cousinnounA child of a parent's sibling; a nephew or niece of a parent; a child of one's uncle or aunt.
great-grandnephewnounA great-grandson of one's sibling, a grandson of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's great-grandson: fraternal great-grandnephew. Sister's great-grandson: sororal great-grandnephew.)

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