niece
nounUK /niːs/ · US /nis/
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.
1
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").
- My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.
2
A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
- Synonyms
- nift
- Derived terms
- grandniece, great-niece, half niece, niece fucker, niece-in-law, nieceless, niecely, nieceship, niefling, step-niece, stepniece
- Related terms
- dad, mom, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, cousin, step-