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

Tamam’s niece Ortal said on X that her uncle was subjected to torture before being killed. —Kareem Khadder, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024

Murray is survived by son Drew, niece Tammie Murray, nephews Anthony Murray and Kevin Murray, grand niece April Cohee, and grand nephews Isaiah Murray and Corey Murray. —Michaela Zee, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024

During the outing, the kids could be seen hanging out with Kardashian's nieces Dream, 7, and Chicago, 6. —Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024

She has previously been said to look like Lady Kitty Spencer, her grandmother’s niece, and Lady Sarah Chatto, the Queen’s niece and daughter of Princess Margaret. —Harriet Johnston, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2024

Vallow Daybell faces two more felony charges in Arizona for allegedly attempting to kill her niece’s ex-husband and Charles Vallow. —Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024

According to a criminal complaint, Young returned to the apartment that morning to retrieve tools, and encountered the niece's former boyfriend. —Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024

Lopez-Galvan’s son, Marc, 22, was among the 25 people who were struck, as were two nieces, ages 8 and 10. —Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024

My teenage niece and nephew for a long time would just make fun of us by typing out their tap backs. —Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024

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

Kids Definition

niece

noun

ˈnēs 

: a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law