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Dictionary: neph·ew   (nĕf') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A son of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.
  2. The illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic who has taken a vow of celibacy.

[Middle English neveu, nepheu, from Old French nevo, neveu, from Latin nepōs.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - A son of your brother or sister.

pronunciation My father's nephew is my cousin.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a son of your brother or sister
  Antonym: niece (meaning #1)


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nevø

Nederlands (Dutch)
neef, oom-/tantezegger

Français (French)
n. - neveu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Neffe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανιψιός

Italiano (Italian)
nipote

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sobrinho (m)

Русский (Russian)
племянник

Español (Spanish)
n. - sobrino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - brorson, systerson

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
侄子, 外甥

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侄子, 外甥

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조카, (성직자의)사생아

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 甥

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ابن اخ / اخت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחיין, בן אח/ות, בן גיס/ה‬


 
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