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Dictionary: niece   (nēs) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. The daughter of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.
  2. The illegitimate daughter of an ecclesiastic who has taken a vow of celibacy.

[Middle English nece, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *neptia, from Latin neptis.]


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Your brother or sister's daughter.

pronunciation She could not quit. She had to share; Gave bit by bit The silverware, The barnyard geese, The parlor rug, Her little niece's christening mug. — Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978), American poet & author, from "The Giveaway."

Tutor's tip: My "niece" (my brother's or sister's daughter) can gather some "nice" (pleasant) to look at "gneiss" (a type of rock).

 
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Common misspelling(s) of niece

  • neice

 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - niece

Nederlands (Dutch)
nicht, oom-/ tantezegster

Français (French)
n. - nièce

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nichte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανιψιά

Italiano (Italian)
nipote

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sobrinha (f)

Русский (Russian)
племянница

Español (Spanish)
n. - sobrina

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - systerdotter, brorsdotter

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
侄女, 甥女

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侄女, 甥女

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조카딸

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 姪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ابنه الاخ او الاخت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחיינית, בת-גיס/ה, בת-אח/ות‬


 
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Iscah (in the Old Testament)
grandnephew
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