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

During this time, Luu’s niece, Tran, who joined the company as an intern and worked her way up, stayed on and eventually fully bought back the company in 2023. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

However, Weber was reluctant to conclude that meant Hitler therefore murdered his niece. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026

Parton also thanked him for signing photos to give to her nieces. — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

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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