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

Messerly is survived by his parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. —Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025

Help from immigration and community advocates Diallo's niece, Adama Bah, founded the nonprofit Afrikana and is part of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team. —Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

She is survived by her parents, two older brothers, sister Yesenia and her two nieces among her many family and friends. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025

Legend says that Pihl, the niece of Fabergé’s chief jeweler Albert Holmström, came up with the idea after seeing ice crystals forming on a window by her workshop bench. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025

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