niece

Meaning

Noun

• A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

Related

Similar words

• nift

Opposite words

• nephew
• aunt, uncle

Broader meaning words

• nephling
• nibling

Origin

• From Middle English nece ("niece, granddaughter"), from Old French nece ("niece, granddaughter") (Modern French nièce) from Vulgar Latin *neptia, representing Latin neptis ("granddaughter"), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ ("granddaughter, niece"). nift.