nephew
noun
neph·ew
ˈne-(ˌ)fyü 
chiefly British -(ˌ)vyü
plural nephews
1
: a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
2
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When the patriarch names his youngest daughter as his successor, the family is torn apart as her brother, a resentful nephew and others vie for control.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
Kim Kardashian marked Christmas Eve with a festive pajama photo shoot featuring three of her kids (sans North), her nephew and her nieces.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
But the music director of the Armenian Memorial Church just down the street told WBZ-TV that the two people who died were an aunt and nephew headed to the church after a family funeral.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Among those killed was the nephew of Yisroel Goldstein, the rabbi who was shot and wounded in 2019 in the antisemitic attack at Chabad of Poway.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
Kim Kardashian marked Christmas Eve with a festive pajama photo shoot featuring three of her kids (sans North), her nephew and her nieces.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
But the music director of the Armenian Memorial Church just down the street told WBZ-TV that the two people who died were an aunt and nephew headed to the church after a family funeral.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Among those killed was the nephew of Yisroel Goldstein, the rabbi who was shot and wounded in 2019 in the antisemitic attack at Chabad of Poway.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Nephew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nephew. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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nephew
noun
neph·ew
ˈnef-yü
: a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
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