niece

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: nēs, IPA ^(key): /niːs/
• (US) enPR: nēs, IPA ^(key): /nis/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: Nice

Noun

Singular niece

Plural nieces

1. (countable) A niece is the female child of someone's sister or brother and is a part of their extended family.

   My brother has a daughter. She is my niece.

Related words

• nephew