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

Oh, and spending time with my young nieces and nephew is the best. —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025

My goddaughter and godsister (no relation) are Zetas and my niece is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho. —Essence, 3 Oct. 2025

At the conclusion of season 12, Elizabeth, Nathan, Nathan's niece / adoptive daughter Allie (Jaeda Lily Miller), and Elizabeth's son Little Jack (Hyland Goodrich), headed to Cape Fullerton to stay at Charlotte's boarding house to be closer to an insulin lab so Little Jack, who has diabetes. —Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

And then siblings fight, which affects nephews and nieces. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 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