A kinsman, a relative; (also) spec. a nephew, a cousin. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > nephew or niece > [noun] > nephew (20) gadlingeOE A kinsman, a relative; (also) spec. a nephew, a cousin. Obsolete. neveeOE A nephew. nephewc1325 A son of a person's brother or sister. Hence also: a son of a brother- or sister-in-law. niecea1382 A male relative, esp. a nephew. Now U.S. (in African-American usage). nea1387 A nephew. sisterc1390 With the sense ‘of a sister’, or sometimes ‘of a parent's sister’, esp. in terms of familial relationship, as sister child, sister husband, etc. Obs… nepote1519 A nephew. neposa1600 A nephew. Welsh nephew1799 a son of a person's first cousin. nevvy1819 = nephew, n. neef1838 A nephew or male cousin; any younger man. Frequently as a form of address. nefie1951 As a form of address: = neef, n. Subcategories:— half-nephew (1) — son of one's nephew or niece (1) — one's son's or daughter's nephew (3) — nephew-in-law (2) — condition of nephew (1) |
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