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niece
(nēs)n.
The daughter of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.
[Middle English nece, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *neptia, from Latin neptis; see nepōt- in Indo-European roots.]
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niece
(niːs)n
a daughter of one's sister or brother
[C13: from Old French niece granddaughter, ultimately from Latin neptis granddaughter]
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niece
(nis)n.
1. a daughter of one's brother or sister.
2. a daughter of one's spouse's brother or sister.
3. an illegitimate daughter of a clergyman.
[1250–1300; Middle English nece < Old French < Vulgar Latin *neptia, for Latin neptis granddaughter; replacing Middle English nifte, Old English nift niece (c. Old Frisian, Old High German nift, Dutch nicht, Old Norse nipt) < Germanic; akin to Lithuanian neptė̃, Skt naptī; compare nephew]
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Noun | 1. | niece - a daughter of your brother or sister grandniece, great-niece - a daughter of your niece or nephew kinswoman - a female relative nephew - a son of your brother or sister |
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Translations
племенница
neteř
niece
nevino
sisarentytär
nećakinja
unokahúg
姪
조카딸
neter
nečakinja
brorsdotter/systerdotterniece
หลานสาว
cháu gái
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Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
niece
n → Nichte f
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nephew
(ˈnefjuː) – feminine niece (niːs) – noun the son or daughter of a brother or sister. My sister's two sons are my nephews, and I am their uncle.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
niece
→ بِنْتُ الْأَخِّ neteř niece Nichte ανηψιά sobrina sisarentytär nièce nećakinja nipote 姪 조카딸 nichtje niese siostrzenica sobrinha племянница brorsdotter/systerdotter หลานสาว yeğen cháu gái 侄女或外甥女Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
niece
n. sobrina.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
niece
n sobrinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.