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niece

[ nees ]

noun

  1. a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
  2. a daughter of a person's spouse's brother or sister.


niece

/ Ծː /

noun

  1. a daughter of one's sister or brother
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of niece1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English nece, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin neptia (unrecorded), from Latin neptis “granddaughter”; replacing Middle English nifte, Old English nift; cognate with Old Frisian, Old High German nift, Dutch nicht, Old Norse nipt; akin to Lithuanian Աٱ̇̃, Sanskrit Բī; nephew
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Word History and Origins

Origin of niece1

C13: from Old French niece granddaughter, ultimately from Latin neptis granddaughter
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Example Sentences

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My niece, Savannah, is one of the children who waited too long for her autism diagnosis.

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That leaves what his niece Mary says may be the only action left: a general strike.

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My niece loves doing the voice to text on other people’s devices.

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“I have nieces who are Gen Z,” Cummings said.

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“He is suffering from a worsening dementia and delusion,” his niece Mary said.

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How Do You Spell Niece?

Spelling tips for niece

The word niece is hard to spell because it can be hard to remember the order of the i and e. Sometimes people want to spell it neice, which is incorrect.

How to spell niece: The easiest way to remember how to spell niece is with the classic mnemonic device: “I before E, except after C.”

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