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

Mendieta made installations of these silhouette works, too, one of which is reconstructed in the exhibition under the careful guidance of her niece, Raquel Cecilia Mendieta. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Any of your nieces and nephews could turn out to be good or poor stewards of your estate. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

As Catherine, the niece Eddie has raised as his own, falls in love with Rodolpho, Eddie’s protectiveness curdles into jealousy, setting him on a course toward an irreversible act of betrayal that fractures his family and his community. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 July 2026

The play follows Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman living in Brooklyn with his wife Beatrice, whose unhealthy obsession with her teenage niece, Catherine, leads the larger family into ruin. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 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