'Nephew' definitions:
Definition of 'Nephew'
From: GCIDE
- Nephew \Neph"ew\ (n[e^]f"[-u]; in England n[e^]v"[-u]; 277), n. [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nep[=a]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]
- 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren]. --1 Tim. v. 4. [1913 Webster]
- If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A cousin. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nephew'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aunt,
- auntie,
- blood brother,
- brethren,
- brother,
- bub,
- bubba,
- bud,
- buddy,
- country cousin,
- cousin,
- cousin once removed,
- cousin twice removed,
- daughter,
- father,
- first cousin,
- foster brother,
- frater,
- grandnephew,
- grandniece,
- granduncle,
- great-aunt,
- great-uncle,
- half brother,
- kid brother,
- mother,
- niece,
- nuncle,
- nunks,
- nunky,
- second cousin,
- sis,
- sissy,
- sister,
- sister-german,
- sistern,
- son,
- stepbrother,
- stepsister,
- unc,
- uncle,
- uncs,
- uterine brother