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
Examples of nephew in a Sentence
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She’s had to learn how to explain what happened to her nieces and nephews.
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Authorities in Kansas are searching for Cole Brings Plenty, the nephew of Yellowstone star Mo Brings Plenty and recurring actor on the show’s spinoff series, 1923.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Kohlberg and long-time partner Luke Parker Bowles, a former BAFTA East Coast chairman (and nephew of Britain’s queen consort), will executive produce the project along with Krueger.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Ho has a brother named Reagan, two nieces named Kennedy and McKinley, and two nephews named Grant and Truman.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Roberto Diaz, who performed as Blackie Fontana, was the nephew of a Mexican Mafia member, according to testimony at the trial of an attorney charged with helping the organization.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
My teenage niece and nephew for a long time would just make fun of us by typing out their tap backs.
—Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
When Wilder died in 2016, his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman shared in a statement that Wilder did not want to disclose his diagnosis publicly in order not to sadden his fans.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
The result is Pliny the Younger, named after the nephew the elder Pliny adopted and raised.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Authorities in Kansas are searching for Cole Brings Plenty, the nephew of Yellowstone star Mo Brings Plenty and recurring actor on the show’s spinoff series, 1923.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Kohlberg and long-time partner Luke Parker Bowles, a former BAFTA East Coast chairman (and nephew of Britain’s queen consort), will executive produce the project along with Krueger.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Ho has a brother named Reagan, two nieces named Kennedy and McKinley, and two nephews named Grant and Truman.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Roberto Diaz, who performed as Blackie Fontana, was the nephew of a Mexican Mafia member, according to testimony at the trial of an attorney charged with helping the organization.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
My teenage niece and nephew for a long time would just make fun of us by typing out their tap backs.
—Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
When Wilder died in 2016, his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman shared in a statement that Wilder did not want to disclose his diagnosis publicly in order not to sadden his fans.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
The result is Pliny the Younger, named after the nephew the elder Pliny adopted and raised.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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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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