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nephew
/ˈnɛfju/
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What does nephew mean?
noun
- A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
- A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
- Descendant
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A surname.
noun
- (archaic) A son of one's child.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnɛfju/
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His nephew, on the other hand, with a single turn of the wrist, opened any door as adroitly as a horse-thief.
Close to Sophie's apartments on the entrance floor were the rooms occupied by her nephew and his wife, the de Flassans.
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“I perceive that, happily for me, the Reception of the day before yesterday was, as usual, a cold one,” observed the nephew.
The nephew of the Empress Dowager, to whom she was engaged, though she had never seen him, died before they were married.
Ferragus, the monster supposed to have been slain by Roland, the nephew of Charlemagne, was said to have been nearly 11 feet high.