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Definitions for nephew
ˈnɛf yu; esp. Brit. ˈnɛv yunephew
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Princeton's WordNet
nephew(noun)
a son of your brother or sister
Wiktionary
nephew(Noun)
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).
Etymology: From nevew, neveu, from neveu, from nepotem, accusative of nepos, from nepot-. Cognate with nefa. More at neve.
Webster Dictionary
Nephew(noun)
a grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant
Etymology: [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nept grandson, descendant. 262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]
Nephew(noun)
a cousin
Etymology: [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nept grandson, descendant. 262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]
Nephew(noun)
the son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law
Etymology: [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nept grandson, descendant. 262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]
Freebase
Nephew
Nephew is a Danish rock band, formed in 1996, in Århus. They had their breakthrough in 2004 with the release of their second album USADSB. The release coincided with lead singer Simon Kvamm's highly successful appearances on Danish television in the cult comedy show Drengene fra Angora, which helped boost the band's popularity. USADSB went double platinum in Denmark and spawned six hit singles. The band uses an unusual mixture of Danish and English in their lyrics; they started singing mostly in English with just a few Danish lyrics, but gradually, they have been using Danish more frequently in their songs. The band considers Depeche Mode as one of its major influences.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nephew
nev′ū, or nef′ū, n. the son of a brother or sister: (orig.) a grandson (so in New Test.):—fem. Niece. [O. Fr. neveu—L. nepos, nepotis, grandson, nephew; A.S. nefa, Ger. neffe, nephew.]
Editors Contribution
nephew
The son of one’s sibling.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nephew in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nephew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of nephew in a Sentence
Two of my nephews and wives were shot, and I guess another nephew was the shooter.
Her and my nephew found the dog with blood surrounding him, someone had to come up behind him and put the gun to him and shoot him.
The attackers arrived on the stairs and started killing the women. My nephew shouted and said to me 'Uncle, please go downstairs', and when I tried to go downstairs, they shot my nephew in the head.
I'm glad that I can show the African-American community that this is what you're doing to your son, this is what you're doing to your nephew, this is what you're doing to the kid down the street.
Gilroy Garlic Festival's just so scary, i had a nephew who was there.
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- [[اِبْنُ]] [[أَخٍ]], [[اِبْنُ]] [[أُخْتٍ]]Arabic
- пляме́ннікBelarusian
- пле́менникBulgarian
- nebotCatalan, Valencian
- synovecCzech
- nevøDanish
- NeffeGerman
- ανιψιόςGreek
- nevoEsperanto
- sobrinoSpanish
- õepoeg, vennapoegEstonian
- ilobaBasque
- veljenpoika, sisarenpoikaFinnish
- bróðursonur, systursonurFaroese
- neveuFrench
- niaIrish
- mac-peathar, mac-bràthairScottish Gaelic
- sobriñoGalician
- אחייןHebrew
- भतीजाHindi
- unokaöcsHungarian
- քրոջ որդի, եղբորորդիArmenian
- kemenakan, misan, keponakanIndonesian
- nevuloIdo
- systursonur, bróðursonurIcelandic
- nipoteItalian
- 甥Japanese
- soraluaqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 조카Korean
- برازاKurdish
- [[filius]] [[fratris]], [[filius]] [[sororis]], neposLatin
- sūnėnasLithuanian
- irāmutu, tamaiti whakaangiMāori
- се́стричник, бра́танецMacedonian
- भाचाMarathi
- anak saudara, anak saudara lelakiMalay
- nepputiMaltese
- neefDutch
- nebotOccitan
- bratanek, siostrzeniecPolish
- sobrinhoPortuguese
- neav, nev, neivRomansh
- nepotRomanian
- племя́нникRussian
- nepode, nepote, nabode, nebode, nebodiSardinian
- oappábárdni, vieljabárdniNorthern Sami
- братанас, нећак, bratanac, sinovac, синовац, sestrić, сестрић, nećakSerbo-Croatian
- synovecSlovak
- nečakSlovene
- nipAlbanian
- systerson, brorson, nevöSwedish
- mpwaSwahili
- మేనల్లుడుTelugu
- หลานชายThai
- yeğenTurkish
- племі́нникUkrainian
- بھتیجاUrdu
- blodanef, sörason, blodahinef, blodacil, blodason, blodahicil, hinef, sörahinef, sörahicil, nef, söranef, söracilVolapük
- neveuWalloon
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