nephew

[US]/ˈnefjuː/
[UK]/ˈnefjuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a male relative in the family who is the son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law.

Phrases & Collocations

my nephew

Example Sentences

that pestiferous nephew of yours.

It was beyond gross and made my nephew almost yack.

He gave his foolish nephew some seasonable advice.

she fixed her nephew with an unwavering stare.

My nephew Ben is always in the wars. Whenever I see him, he’s covered in plasters.

In February 1967, she began a dalliance with Robin Douglas-Home, 35, a talented and troubled pianist and the nephew of a former prime minister.

Two or three grave sedate-looking persons shook their heads, and left the inn, hinting, that if Gile Gosling wished to continue to thrive, he should turn his thriftless godless nephew adrift again.

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