Niece Definition
- brother's daughter
- sister's daughter
- niece by marriage
- daughter of a sister-in-law
- daughter of a brother-in-law
- grandniece
Other Word Forms of Niece
Noun
Origin of Niece
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Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter"), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter") (Modern French nièce "niece") from Vulgar Latin *neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter"), from Proto-Indo-European *nepot- (“grandchild, sister's son"). Akin to Old High German nift (“niece, granddaughter") (German Nichte (“niece")). Displaced native Middle English nifte (“niece, granddaughter") (from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter")).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English nece from Old French from Vulgar Latin neptia from Latin neptis nepōt- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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