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.
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For people like Wasefi, with sisters and nieces back home, no amount of tourist-friendliness can compensate for this disaster.
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Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Did my nieces and nephews have enough clothes?
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
To escape the grind of the city and re-evaluate his life, Isaiah visits his sister, Jess, and teenage niece, Aurora, in upstate New York for the holidays.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
My 35-year-old niece married a 45-year-old man with two teenage kids in a small ceremony.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Did my nieces and nephews have enough clothes?
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
To escape the grind of the city and re-evaluate his life, Isaiah visits his sister, Jess, and teenage niece, Aurora, in upstate New York for the holidays.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
My 35-year-old niece married a 45-year-old man with two teenage kids in a small ceremony.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Niece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niece. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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niece
noun
: a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
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