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

The captain, Giorgos Georgidakis, is pulling souvlaki off the boat’s grill while his niece, Sofia, passes me plates of spanakopita made by her grandmother to bring ashore. — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Troy Grevelding attended Wallen’s concert in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, July 18, with his wife, brother, and two nieces, and tells PEOPLE exclusively that a man began urinating on them mid-show. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Juliana’s uncle, Mathy Nzita, doubted his niece hanged herself. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Six months ago, my niece’s husband ended up in the hospital with an aortic abruption. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 21 July 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