niece

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /niːs/ (General American) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /nis/ Rhymes: -iːs Homophones: Nice === Noun === niece (plural nieces) A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). Hyponyms: fraternal niece, sororal niece Coordinate terms: nephew, neve A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law ==== Synonyms ==== nift (obsolete) ==== Antonyms ==== (with regard to gender) nephew (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncle ==== Hypernyms ==== nephling nibling ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === dad / mom brother / sister grandfather / grandmother cousin step- === Anagrams === Eceni, Neice == Danish == === Etymology === From French nièce (“niece”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niɛːsə/, [niˈɛːsə] === Noun === niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer) niece ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (fraternal niece): brordatter (sororal niece): søsterdatter ==== Antonyms ==== brorsøn ("fraternal nephew") nevø ("nephew") søstersøn("sororal nephew") === Further reading === niece on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == Old French == === Alternative forms === nece, neyche === Etymology === From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnjɛtsə/ === Noun === niece oblique singular, f (oblique plural nieces, nominative singular niece, nominative plural nieces) niece ==== Descendants ==== French: nièce Norman: nièche → Middle English: nece, nese, neece, neis, neysseEnglish: nieceScots: niece ==== See also ==== neveu oncle == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nièce, ultimately from Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), whence also English niece. === Noun === niece c (higher register) niece Hypernym: syskonbarn Hyponyms: brorsdotter, systerdotter Coordinate term: nevö ==== Declension ==== === References === niece in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker nevö in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)