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- [nees]
- /nis/
- /niːs/
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- [nees]
- /nis/
Definitions of nieces word
- noun nieces a daughter of a person's brother or sister. 1
- noun nieces a daughter of a person's spouse's brother or sister. 1
- noun nieces A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1
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Origin of nieces
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 Nieces
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nieces 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nieces usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for nieces
noun nieces
- men — plural of man1 .
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