nephew
noun
neph·ew
ˈne-(ˌ)fyü 
chiefly British -(ˌ)vyü
plural nephews
1
: a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
2
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Sobule is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, James and Mary Ellen Sobule, and her nephews, Ian Matthew and Robert, and Robert’s wife, Irina, her reps said.
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At one point, from jail, Williams rapped to a nephew by phone.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The groom's nephews, 7-year-old Emmanuel Cifuentes and 5-year-old Emiliano Cifuentes, surprised the couple by singing their first dance song.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 2 May 2025
Sobule is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, James and Mary Ellen Sobule, and her nephews, Ian Matthew and Robert, and Robert’s wife, Irina, her reps said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 2 May 2025
At one point, from jail, Williams rapped to a nephew by phone.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Nephew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nephew. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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nephew
noun
neph·ew
ˈnef-yü
: a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
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