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NEPHEW

\nˈɛfjuː], \nˈɛfjuː], \n_ˈɛ_f_j_uː]\

Definitions of NEPHEW

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a son of your brother or sister

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a son of your brother or sister

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A cousin.
The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A cousin.
The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

(orig.) A grandson-so in New Test.; the son of a brother or sister:-fem. NIECE.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Son of a brother or sister.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Son of a brother or sister.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The son of a brother or sister; fem. niece.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. The son of a brother or sister.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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