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There's something so great about being with your nephew and, when you're tired, just handing him off back to your sister.
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Meaning of "nephew" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEPHEW

From Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs; related to Old English nefa, Old High German nevo relative.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NEPHEW

nephew  [ˈnɛvjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEPHEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nephew is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEPHEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nephew and niece

A nephew is a son of one's sibling or half-sibling, and a niece is a daughter of one's sibling or half-sibling. Sons and daughters of siblings-in-law are also referred to as nephews and nieces respectively, even though there is no blood relation. The word nephew is derived from the French word neveu. ▪ Nephew – son of one's brother/sister. ▪ Niece – daughter of one's sister/brother. ▪ Half-nephew – son of one's half-brother/half-sister. ▪ Half-niece – daughter of one's half-brother/half-sister. ▪ Nephew-in-law – son of one's sister-in-law/brother-in-law; husband of one's niece. ▪ Niece-in-law – daughter of one's sister-in-law/brother-in-law; wife of one's nephew. ▪ Step-nephew – son of one's stepbrother/sister, or stepson of one's brother/sister, or stepson of one's stepbrother/stepsister. ▪ Step-niece – daughter of one's stepbrother/sister, or stepdaughter of one's brother/sister, or stepdaughter of one's stepbrother/stepsister.

Definition of nephew in the English dictionary

The definition of nephew in the dictionary is a son of one's sister or brother.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEPHEW


Freeview
ˈfriːˌvjuː
grandnephew
ˈɡrænˌnɛvjuː
interview
ˈɪntəˌvjuː
overview
ˈəʊvəˌvjuː
pageview
ˈpeɪdʒˌvjuː
preview
ˈpriːvjuː
prevue
ˈpriːvjuː
purview
ˈpɜːvjuː
review
rɪˈvjuː
revue
rɪˈvjuː
teleview
ˈteləvjuː
view
vjuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEPHEW

nephalism
nephalist
nepheline
nephelinic
nephelinite
nephelinitic
nephelite
nephelometer
nephelometric
nephelometry
nephogram
nephograph
nephologic
nephological
nephologist
nephology
nephoscope
nephralgia
nephralgic
nephralgy

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEPHEW

bite off more than one can chew
cashew
chew
clerihew
eschew
fitchew
great-nephew
hew
Matthew
Mayhew
morphew
phew
rechew
rough-hew
Saint Matthew
shew
spanghew
thew
whew

Synonyms and antonyms of nephew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nephew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEPHEW

Find out the translation of nephew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nephew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nephew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

侄子或外甥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrino
570 millions of speakers

English

nephew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भतीजे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اِبنُ الْأَخِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

племянник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobrinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nephelometry
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

neveu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nephelometry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neffe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nephelometry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cháu trai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nephelometry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेपेलometry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nephelometry
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nipote
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siostrzeniec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

племінник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανηψιός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neef
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brorson/systerson
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nevø
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nephew

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEPHEW»

The term «nephew» is very widely used and occupies the 17.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEPHEW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nephew» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nephew» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nephew

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10 QUOTES WITH «NEPHEW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nephew.
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Tim Allen
Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever said a penny doesn't go far didn't see him shoot across that floor. I told him he was grounded.
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Bob Balaban
I have a 92 year old father whose doing beautifully who lives in Chicago and a sister and a nephew and a niece and I love coming back and try to do so fairly often.
3
Beck
When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You're hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines.
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Andrew Gross
'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson!
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Andrea Hirata
Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at night. We go to coffee shops or see airplanes land at the airport.
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Thomas Malory
What, nephew, said the king, is the wind in that door?
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Natalie Massenet
One of my goals is that, at a dinner party some time in the future, someone will say, 'Oh, my nephew is starting a ready-to-wear brand', and 20 people will turn around and say, 'Is he? Can we invest?' in the same way that, now, if you were to say, 'My nephew is starting a mobile app,' everyone would say, 'Oh, smashing! Can I invest?'
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Vicky McClure
I get to have Sunday lunch at my mum's, pick my nephew up from school now and then: it's a very normal life.
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Stephanie McMahon
Whether you're a mother or father, or a husband or a son, or a niece or a nephew or uncle, breast cancer doesn't discriminate.
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Tahj Mowry
There's something so great about being with your nephew and, when you're tired, just handing him off back to your sister.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEPHEW»

Discover the use of nephew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nephew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Magician's Nephew
Our hardcover and paperback digest editions of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA are now graced with new jacket and cover art by 2-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner.
C. S. Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis, 1985
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Rameau's Nephew and Other Works
This anthology features unabridged translations of Diderot's best work as a literary artist, including those writings that embody his most original and influential ideas. A reprint of the Library of Liberal Arts edition of 1964.
Denis Diderot, 2001
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The Magician's Nephew: A Dramatization
Our hardcover and paperback digest editions of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA are now graced with new jacket and cover art by 2-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner.
William A, 1984
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Rameau's Nephew and First Satire
A key work of the French Enlightenment, in this sparkling new translation it is paired with Diderot's First Satire, providing context for Rameau's Nephew, the 'second satire'. - ;'unless you know everything, you really know nothing' Diderot ...
Denis Diderot, 2006
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Adelard of Bath, Conversations with His Nephew: On the Same ...
He addressed one of these works, on cosmology and the astrolabe, to the future King Henry II, and it is in the context of the education of the nobility that the three works edited in this book are to be viewed.
Adelard (of Bath), Charles Burnett, Italo Ronca, 1998
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Rameau's Nephew / D'alembert's Dream
The two works in dialogue form blending irony and humor challenge eighteenth-century morals and conventions
Denis Diderot, 1976
7
Equilateral Triangle Patchwork: Complete Instructions for 11 ...
Designs suitable for beginners and more advanced quilters. Over 160 illustrations, including 17 in full color, enhance the text.
Sara Nephew, 1992
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Specious Nephew
A stranger shows up for Molly Moser's wedding.
Fay Risner, 2008
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Wittgenstein's Nephew: A Friendship
The narrator, named Thomas Bernhard, is stricken with a lung ailment; his friend Paul, nephew of the celebrated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, is suffering from one of his periodic bouts of madness.
Thomas Bernhard, 2009
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Old Hickory's Nephew: The Political and Private Struggles of ...
In Old Hickory's Nephew, the first definitive biography of this enigmatic man, Mark R. Cheathem explores both Donelson's political contributions and his complex, tumultuous, and often-overlooked relationship with Andrew Jackson.
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEPHEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nephew is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Luke Bryan Is 'Honored' to Raise Nephew
Earlier this year, Luke Bryan took in his teenage nephew after the sudden death of his brother-in-law Ben Lee Cheshire last November. «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
How Norv Turner's nephew earned job coaching UNLV QBs
LAS VEGAS -- Tony Sanchez's corner office sits on the second floor of the Lied Athletic Complex, overlooking the sun-drenched Las Vegas ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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Smith & Nephew plc Given "Hold" Rating at Brean Capital (SNN)
Smith & Nephew plc logo Brean Capital reiterated their hold rating on shares of Smith & Nephew plc (NYSE:SNN) in a research report sent to ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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North City Man Charged After Nephew Shoots Himself
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A north St. Louis man is facing charges after his three-year-old nephew shot himself. Twenty-four-year-old John Pitts has ... «KTRS | St Louis News and Talk Radio | The Big 550 AM, Jul 15»
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Man accused of shackling teenage nephew to keep him at home
PLATTSMOUTH (AP) — A 35-year-old eastern Nebraska man has been accused of shackling his teenage nephew to a bed to keep the boy ... «Kearney Hub, Jul 15»
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Memorial University prof injured in California stabbing, brother-in …
... after suffering injuries in a stabbing incident at his sister's home in California that resulted in the deaths of his brother-in-law and nephew. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
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Smith & Nephew plc Given "Buy" Rating at Berenberg Bank (SN)
Smith & Nephew plc logo Berenberg Bank restated their buy rating on shares of Smith & Nephew plc (LON:SN) in a report issued on Thursday, AnalystRatings. «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Hero's Sooraj Pancholi attends singer Anu Malik's nephew's
Armaan is Anu Malik's nephew and was seen as a finalist at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. The singer turned 20 recently and hosted a bash ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
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Dell Rapids Man Arrested For Abusing His Young Nephew
A Dell Rapids man has been arrested after he admitted to hitting his young nephew with a belt and slapping him. «KDLT News, Jul 15»
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Dell Rapids Man Arrested For Abusing His 8-Year-Old Nephew
A Dell Rapids man is facing a felony child abuse charge after he admitted to hitting his eight-year-old nephew with a belt and slapping him ... «KDLT News, Jul 15»

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