About The Word Niece
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Niece
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What's The Definition Of Niece?
[n] a daughter of your brother or sister
Synonyms | Synonyms for Niece: Related Terms | Find terms related to Niece: aunt | auntie | blood brother | brethren | brother | bub | bubba | bud | buddy | country cousin | cousin | cousin once removed | cousin twice removed | daughter | father | first cousin | foster brother | frater | grandnephew | grandniece | granduncle | great-aunt | great-uncle | half brother | kid brother | mother | nephew | nuncle | nunks | nunky | second cousin | sis | sissy | sister | sister-german | sistern | son | stepbrother | stepsister | unc | uncle | uncs | uterine brother See Also | grandniece | great-niece | kinswoman Niece In Webster's Dictionary \Niece\, n. [OE. nece, F. ni[`e]ce, LL. neptia, for L.
neptis a granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. See {Nephew}.]
1. A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether
male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson. [Obs.] --B.
Jonson. Wyclif. Shak.
2. A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's
brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
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