niece

noun

ˈnēs 

plural nieces

: a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law

Examples of niece in a Sentence

If he's my uncle, then I'm his niece.

Recent Examples on the Web

Janaka’s second daughter, Urmila, marries Lakshmana, and Janaka’s nieces Mandavi and Shrutakirti (daughters of his brother Kushadhwaja) marry Bharata and Shatrughna, respectively. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Agnes and Ada’s niece, Marian, who remains central to The Gilded Age’s storytelling despite never once being interesting enough to justify the attention, is still inexplicably fighting her mutual attraction to the Russells’ son, Larry. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Dues, 54, gathered herself then pushed hard, propelling the wheelchair that carried her injured niece to the polls. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

The latter represents a tradition shared with siblings and nieces. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing niece

• great-niece

Rhymes for niece

• cease
• crease
• fleece
• gees
• geese
• grease
• grece
• lease
• leese
• piece
• prese
• seis

Kids Definition

niece

noun

ˈnēs 

: a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law