nephew

== English == === 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. Displaced or absorbed the inherited English neve (“nephew, grandson, male cousin”), from Middle English neve, from Old English nefa, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew, grandson”), whence Dutch neef, German Neffe. All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“grandchild, sister's son”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian nećak, Irish nia, Persian نوه (nave). Spelt with -ph- by readaptation to Latin nepos since the 15th century, which later triggered the spelling pronunciation with /f/. === Pronunciation === enPR: nĕfʹyo͞o, IPA(key): /ˈnɛf.ju/ (Received Pronunciation, dated) IPA(key): /ˈnɛv.ju/ === Noun === nephew (plural nephews) 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). Synonym: (obsolete) neve Hypernyms: nephling, nibling Hyponyms: fraternal nephew, sororal nephew Coordinate terms: niece, nift A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law (archaic) A son of one's child. Synonym: grandson ==== Hypernyms ==== nephling nibling ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nepotism neve niece nift ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === nephew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Middle English == === Noun === nephew alternative form of nevew