niece
Definitions
- A surname.
- 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 sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- The daughter of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.
- A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
- the son or daughter of a brother or sister. My sister's two sons are my nephews, and I am their uncle. neef, broerskind, susterskind إبْن الأخ أو إبْن الأخْت племенник sobrinho synovec, neteř der Neffe, die Nichte nevø ανιψιός, ανιψιάsobrino; sobrina vennapoeg, -tütar, õepoeg, -tütar پسر برادروخواهر sisaren/veljen lapsi neveu, nièce אַחייָן/ית भतीजा, भांजा nećak unokaöcs kemenakan laki-laki frændi; bróður– eða systursonur nipote 甥 조카 sūnėnas, dukterėčia brāļadēls; māsasdēls; brāļameita; māsas...
- sobrina.
- a daughter of one's sister or brother
- a daughter of one's brother or sister.
- a daughter of one's spouse's brother or sister.
- an illegitimate daughter of a clergyman.
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n → Nichte f n
Equivalents
49 more languages
Afrikaansniggie
Беларускаяпляменніца
Българскиплеменница
Catalàneboda
Češtinaneteř
Cymraegnith
Esperantonevino
Euskarailoba
Gaeilgeneacht
Galegosobriña
עבריתאחיינית
Magyarunokahúg
Italianonipote
日本語姪
Македонскисестрична
Maltineputija
Portuguêssobrinha
Românănepoată
Русскийплемянница
Slovenščinanečakinja
Shqipmbesë
Kiswahilimpwa
తెలుగుమేనకోడలు
ไทยหลานสาว
Türkmençeýegen
Tagalogpamangkin
Examples
“My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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