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niece

2 entries found.

Main Entry: niece
Pronunciation: \ˈnēs\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English nece granddaughter, niece, from Anglo-French nece, niece, from Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis; akin to Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew — more at nephew
Date: 14th century

1 : a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
2 : an illegitimate daughter of an ecclesiastic


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