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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NEPHEW, n.
1. The son of a brother or sister.
2. A grandson; also a descendant. [Not much used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a son of your brother or sister [ant: niece]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English nevew, from Anglo-French nevou, neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew; akin to Old English nefa grandson, nephew, Sanskrit nap?t grandson Date: 14th century 1. a. a son of one's brother or sister or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law b. an illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic 2. obsolete a lineal descendant; especially grandson

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Etymology: ME f. OF neveu f. L nepos nepotis grandson, nephew

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nephew Neph"ew (n[e^]f"[-u]; in England n[e^]v"[-u]; 277), n. [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. nep[=a]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.] 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren]. --1 Tim. v. 4. If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. --Jer. Taylor. 2. A cousin. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(nephews) Someone's nephew is the son of their sister or brother. I am planning a 25th birthday party for my nephew. N-COUNT: oft poss N

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

nef'-u, nev'-u.

See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.

Moby Thesaurus

aunt, auntie, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, country cousin, cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, daughter, father, first cousin, foster brother, frater, grandnephew, grandniece, granduncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, half brother, kid brother, mother, niece, nuncle, nunks, nunky, second cousin, sis, sissy, sister, sister-german, sistern, son, stepbrother, stepsister, unc, uncle, uncs, uterine brother