niece

Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: nēs, IPA ^(key): /niːs/
(US) enPR: nēs, IPA ^(key): /nis/
Audio (US) (file)
Homophone: Nice

Noun

Singular
niece

Plural
nieces

(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

Members of a family (edit)

parent: father - mother | spouse: husband - wife | child: son - daughter | sibling: brother - sister | uncle | aunt | nephew - niece | cousin | grandparent: grandfather - grandmother | grandchild: grandson - granddaughter

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