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noun. neph· ew ˈne- (ˌ)fyü. chiefly British - (ˌ)vyü. plural nephews. 1. : a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law. 2. obsolete : a lineal (see lineal sense 3) descendant. especially : grandson.
noun. a son of one's brother or sister. a son of one's spouse's brother or sister. an illegitimate son of a clergyman who has vowed celibacy (used as a euphemism). Obsolete. a direct descendant, especially a grandson.
NEPHEW definition: 1. a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of your husband or wife 2. a…. Learn more.
A nephew is the son of your sibling. This makes you the aunt or uncle of that nephew. While a mom, dad, sister, and brother are members of an immediate family, a nephew is part of your extended family because he's the son of a sibling.
NEPHEW meaning: 1. a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of your husband or wife 2. a…. Learn more.
Definition of nephew noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
NEPHEW definition: the son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister. Learn more.
noun. 1. a son of one's brother or sister. 2. a son of one's spouse's brother or sister. 3. an illegitimate son of a clergyman who has vowed celibacy (used as a euphemism) 4. obsolete. a direct descendant, esp. a grandson.
neph·ew. (nĕf′yo͞o) n. A son of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse. [Middle English neveu, nepheu, from Old French nevo, neveu, from Latin nepōs; see nepōt- in Indo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
a son of one's spouse's brother or sister. an illegitimate son of a clergyman who has vowed celibacy (used as a euphemism). [Obs.]a direct descendant, esp. a grandson. [Obs.]a remote male descendant, as a grandnephew or cousin.