niece

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(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.]



is one of the most commonly misspelt words in English.

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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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sign description: The N-handshape makes a circular motion at the chin.




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Common misspelling(s) of niece

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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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