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

Julie’s niece, Rachel Ramstad, expressed similar sentiments. —Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026

Najafi, 72, left Iran more than 30 years ago but has four brothers who still live there, in Shiraz and Isfahan, as well as nieces, nephews and cousins. —Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026

Summers, who dreamed of being a journalist while growing up in Haltom City, began his career at the Arlington Citizen Journal before coming to the Star-Telegram in 1960, his niece Phyllis Snider said. —Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026

According to Iskandar Barakeh, the mayor of Mashghara, two of Ghazali's brothers, and a niece and a nephew, died in an Israeli air strike earlier this month. —Odette Yousef, NPR, 19 Mar. 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