# niece

Pronunciation: say "NEES" US /nis/, UK /niːs/

## Noun

1. The daughter of one's sibling, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
   - Simple: The daughter of your brother or sister.
   - _His niece is studying medicine at the state university._
   - _At the reunion, she introduced her nieces and nephews to old family friends._
2. The daughter of one's cousin or of a cousin by marriage.
   - Simple: The daughter of your cousin, or of a cousin by marriage.
   - _Though she is technically my cousin's daughter, I have always called her my niece._
   - _He dotes on his niece, the daughter of a cousin who lives overseas._

## Origin

From Middle English nece ("niece, granddaughter"), from Old French nece, which came from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis ("granddaughter"), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ ("granddaughter, niece"). It is a doublet of nift.

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