nibling

== English == === Etymology === Blend of nephew or niece +‎ sibling, coined by the American linguist Samuel Elmo Martin (1924–2009) in 1951. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɪblɪŋ/, enPR: nĭbʹlĭng Rhymes: -ɪblɪŋ Homophone: nibbling (one pronunciation) Hyphenation: nib‧ling === Noun === nibling (plural niblings) (originally chiefly anthropology, often in the plural) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. [from 1951] Synonyms: nephling, niefling Hyponyms: nephew, niece Coordinate terms: pibling, auncle ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === niece and nephew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia