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Meaning of nephew | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈnɛf.ju

Definitions

A surname.
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 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
A son of one's child
A son of one's child.
archaic

Equivalents

Afrikaans neef

العربية إبن الأخ اِبْنُ أَخٍ اِبْنُ أُخْتٍ

Беларуская пляменнік

Български племенник

বাংলা ভাইপো

Bosanski nećak

Català nebot

Čeština synovec

Cymraeg nai

Dansk nevø

Deutsch Neffe

Ελληνικά ανιψιός

Esperanto nevo

Español sobrino

Eesti õepoeg vennapoeg

Euskara iloba

Suomi sisarenpoika veljenpoika

Français neveu

Gaeilge nia

Gàidhlig mac-bràthar mac-peathar

Galego sobriño

עברית אחיין

हिन्दी भतीजा भांजा

Hrvatski nećak

Magyar unokaöcs

Հայերեն եղբոր տղա եղբորորդի

Bahasa Indonesia kemenakan keponakan

Íslenska bróðursonur systursonur

Italiano nipote

日本語甥

ქართული დისწული ძმისწული

Қазақша жиен іні

한국어 조카

Kurdî neçak

Кыргызча жээн ини

Latina fratruelis nepos sobrinus

Македонски внук сестричник

मराठी भाचा

Bahasa Melayu anak saudara penakan

Malti neputi neputija

မြန်မာဘာသာ တူ

Nederlands neef

Polski bratanek siostrzeniec

Português sobrinho

Română nepot

Русский племянник племя́ш

Slovenščina nečak

Shqip nip

Српски nećak

Svenska brorson nevö systerson

Kiswahili mpwa

తెలుగు మేనల్లుడు

ไทย หลานชาย

Türkmençe ýegen

Українська небіж племі́нник

اردو بھانجا بھتیجا

Examples

“Hir father many a time and oft would say my daughter deere, Of Nephewes thou my debtour art, their Graundsires heart to chéere.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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