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niece 音标拼音: [n'is] n. 侄女,甥女 侄女,甥女 niece n 1: a daughter of your brother or sister [ ant: { nephew}] Niece \ Niece\ ( n[= e] s), n. [ OE. nece, F. ni[` e] ce, LL. neptia, for L. neptis a granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. See { Nephew}.] 1. A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson. [ Obs.] -- B. Jonson. Wyclif. Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Especially: A daughter of one' s brother or sister, or of one' s brother- in- law or sister- in- law. In modern English, this is the primary meaning. [ 1913 Webster] 43 Moby Thesaurus words for " niece": aunt, auntie, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, country cousin, cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, daughter, father, first cousin, foster brother, frater, grandnephew, grandniece, granduncle, great- aunt, great- uncle, half brother, kid brother, mother, nephew, nuncle, nunks, nunky, second cousin, sis, sissy, sister, sister- german, sistern, son, stepbrother, stepsister, unc, uncle, uncs, uterine brother |
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