Main Entry:

neph·ew

Pronunciation:

\ˈne-(ˌ)fyü, chiefly British -(ˌ)vyü\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English nevew, from Anglo-French nevou, neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew; akin to Old English nefa grandson, nephew, Sanskrit napāt grandson

Date:

14th century

1 a: a son of one's brother or sister or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law b: an illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic2obsolete : a lineal descendant ; especially : grandson