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单词 nefie
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nefien.

Brit. /ˈniːfi/, /ˈnɪəfi/, U.S. /ˈnifi/, South African English /ˈnɪəfi/
Forms: 1900s– neefie, 1900s– nefie.
Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans nefie.
Etymology: < Afrikaans nefie < neef neef n. + -ie , diminutive suffix (compare -ie suffix). Compare earlier neef n.
South African.
1. As a form of address: = neef n.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > nephew or niece > [noun] > nephew
gadlingeOE
neveeOE
nephewc1325
niecea1382
nea1387
sisterc1390
nepote1519
neposa1600
Welsh nephew1799
nevvy1819
neef1838
nefie1951
1951 L. G. Green Grow Lovely 11 It is seldom now that I meet a man twice my age, but there it was and he called me nefie.
1984 E. Mphahlele Afrika my Music 124 Remember you used to say to me, nefie, I just take soda water and my tummy sits easy on my belt.
2. An Afrikaner.Apparently an isolated use.
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1984 Daily Disp. (East London, S. Afr.) 30 Aug. 22 The 300000 (plus) civil servants..watch unconcernedly the certain impoverishment of those non-neefies and non-niggies and the rest of the population who are not government-subsidised.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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