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Definitions and meaning of niece

niece

Etymology

From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nēs, IPA^(key): /niːs/
• (General American) enPR: nēs, IPA^(key): /nis/
• Rhymes: -iːs
• Homophones: Nice

Noun

niece (plural nieces)

1. 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").

   Hyponyms: fraternal niece, sororal niece

   Coordinate terms: nephew, neve

2. A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

Synonyms

• nift (obsolete)

Antonyms

• (with regard to gender) nephew
• (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncle

Hypernyms

• nephling
• nibling

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• dad / mom
• brother / sister
• grandfather / grandmother
• cousin
• step-

Anagrams

• Eceni, Neice

Danish

Etymology

From French nièce (“niece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niɛːsə/, [niˈɛːsə]

Noun

niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer)

1. niece

Inflection

Synonyms

• (fraternal niece): brordatter
• (sororal niece): søsterdatter

Antonyms

• brorsøn ("fraternal nephew")
• nevø ("nephew")
• søstersøn("sororal nephew")

Further reading

• niece on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Old French

Alternative forms

• nece, neyche

Etymology

From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjɛtsə/

Noun

niece oblique singular, f (oblique plural nieces, nominative singular niece, nominative plural nieces)

1. niece

Descendants

• French: nièce
• Norman: nièche
• → Middle English: nece, nese, neece, neis, neysse
  • English: niece
  • Scots: niece

See also

• neveu
• oncle

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French nièce, from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Italic *néptih₂.

Noun

niece c

1. (somewhat formal) niece

Declension

Hyponyms

• brorsdotter (“fraternal niece”)
• systerdotter (“sororal niece”)

See also

• nevö (“nephew”)

References

• niece in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).