HOW TO PRONOUNCE
niece
/nis/
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What does niece mean?
noun
- 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").
- A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
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His niece instinctively liked his thin angular body, and the big head with its sweeping features, and the acute, innocent eyes.
She looked at him as she shook hands, but she went on with the story she was telling her little niece.
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For a woman to dream of her niece, foretells she will have unexpected trials and much useless worry in the near future.
‘I found out an English gen’leman as was in authority,’ said Mr. Peggotty, ‘and told him I was a-going to seek my niece.
A niece of the celebrated Leibnitz immediately fell dead on seeing a casket of gold left to her by her deceased uncle.