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- [nees]
- /nis/
- /niːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nees]
- /nis/
Definitions of niece word
- noun niece a daughter of a person's brother or sister. 1
- noun niece a daughter of a person's spouse's brother or sister. 1
- noun niece A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1
- countable noun niece Someone's niece is the daughter of their sister or brother. 0
- noun niece a daughter of one's sister or brother 0
- noun niece the daughter of one's brother or sister 0
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Origin of niece
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English nece < Old French < Vulgar Latin *neptia, for Latin neptis granddaughter; replacing Middle English nifte, Old English nift niece (cognate with Old Frisian, Old High German nift, Dutch nicht, Old Norse nipt) < Germanic; akin to Lithuanian neptė̃, Sanskrit naptī; cf. nephew
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Parts of speech for Niece
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
niece popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
niece usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for niece
noun niece
- aunt — Someone's aunt is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle.
- cousin — Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
- father — a male parent.
- folk — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- mother — parent
Antonyms for niece
noun niece
- man — Unix manual page
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