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

Jacobo’s aunt told the Arizona Mirror that her niece had been subjected to discrimination, at least to some degree, noting that Jacobo had previously been booked at the same facility and that her tribal membership was clearly documented. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

Attorney Leigh Ernst Friestedt spoke for Whitty, Amoroso and her niece, McCabe Ernst, while Laudermilch was the lone athlete to address the court herself. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Loft began its association with Roberts, who is the niece of Julia Roberts, with her appearance at the brand’s denim activation at the Camp Poosh event during Coachella last spring. —David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025

Aiyana-Lee Anderson, the niece of David Ruffin of The Temptations, co-wrote the titular track with her mother, Nicole Daciana Anderson. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Nov. 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