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).
Noun 3 meanings
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
Descendant
Etymology
From Middle English nevew, neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Old French neveu, from Latin nepos, nepōtem, from Proto-Italic *nepōts (“nephew, grandson”), whence also French neveu, Italian nipote.
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NEPHEW at a glance
NEPHEW has 6 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (N 1 + E 1 + P 3 + H 4 + E 1 + W 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,925 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with nephew
All rhymes- CHEW12
- WHEW13
- PHEW12
- CASHEW14
- ESCHEW14
- SHEW10
- THEW10
- GRANDNEPHEW21
- MORPHEW17
- FITCHEW18
- CLERIHEW16
- FORESHEW17
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